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Title: heater matrix
Post by: The Red Baron on 20 July 2008, 12:34:03
can anyone help please, am needing a new matrix, does amyone know a source & price. ie, is there a cheaper one available or is it a vaux only part?. thanks. ;)
Title: Re: heater matrix
Post by: TheBoy on 20 July 2008, 13:38:13
cant imagine there being a pattern part  :-/
Title: Re: heater matrix
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 20 July 2008, 13:39:53
There will be pattern items, that I am sure of.

Try your local factors or consider gettinga  known good one off a breaker as they rarely fail.
Title: Re: heater matrix
Post by: TheBoy on 20 July 2008, 13:42:26
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There will be pattern items, that I am sure of.

Try your local factors or consider gettinga  known good one off a breaker as they rarely fail.
As they are generally very reliable, would it be worth a pattern co setting up the tooling for it?
Title: Re: heater matrix
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 20 July 2008, 13:43:35
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There will be pattern items, that I am sure of.

Try your local factors or consider gettinga  known good one off a breaker as they rarely fail.
As they are generally very reliable, would it be worth a pattern co setting up the tooling for it?


Rads and heater matrix type setups are constructed from pretty standard parts......you just cut the length of heat excahnger you want and crimp an end on it.

So, very little tooling required
Title: Re: heater matrix
Post by: The Red Baron on 20 July 2008, 13:55:56
thanks for the feedback chaps. will try & source a breaker, noticed a few on site. :y
Title: Re: heater matrix
Post by: TheBoy on 20 July 2008, 14:37:28
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There will be pattern items, that I am sure of.

Try your local factors or consider gettinga  known good one off a breaker as they rarely fail.
As they are generally very reliable, would it be worth a pattern co setting up the tooling for it?


Rads and heater matrix type setups are constructed from pretty standard parts......you just cut the length of heat excahnger you want and crimp an end on it.

So, very little tooling required
Ah right.  I knew rads were like that, thought the matrix was a little more complex (on the ends) after seeing that one we dragged out of Timbuks scrapper...
Title: Re: heater matrix
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 20 July 2008, 15:01:06
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There will be pattern items, that I am sure of.

Try your local factors or consider gettinga  known good one off a breaker as they rarely fail.
As they are generally very reliable, would it be worth a pattern co setting up the tooling for it?


Rads and heater matrix type setups are constructed from pretty standard parts......you just cut the length of heat excahnger you want and crimp an end on it.

So, very little tooling required
Ah right.  I knew rads were like that, thought the matrix was a little more complex (on the ends) after seeing that one we dragged out of Timbuks scrapper...

That was an evaporator for the aircon!
Title: Re: heater matrix
Post by: TheBoy on 20 July 2008, 15:12:35
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There will be pattern items, that I am sure of.

Try your local factors or consider gettinga  known good one off a breaker as they rarely fail.
As they are generally very reliable, would it be worth a pattern co setting up the tooling for it?


Rads and heater matrix type setups are constructed from pretty standard parts......you just cut the length of heat excahnger you want and crimp an end on it.

So, very little tooling required
Ah right.  I knew rads were like that, thought the matrix was a little more complex (on the ends) after seeing that one we dragged out of Timbuks scrapper...

That was an evaporator for the aircon!
Doh! Of course it was  :-[ - you wanted the valve, didn't you...