Took forever to wait on the broken fan for containment of the charcoal, but it's finally done and filtering the air well. I feel confident that with the wet filters and the activated charcoal, it will do well with the solder smoke. I've been testing it in some musty/ smelly rooms in the house and, within an hour, the odors are cleared. As incense is burned, it draws in the smoke and no odor that I can detect. I suppose that will probably lessen the activated charcoal's life a bit. However, for just under $20, I'm pretty happy. Thanks again for the help and suggestions here.
solder smoke remover finally completed!
Nov 12, 2019
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Can you link to a description of your system?
Sure. At first I constructed this:
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Then modified the fan in the cover to include a non-functional one to contain activated charcoal like this:
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The only other change was that I taped on a 5 foot piece of aluminum dryer duct to make the unit more versatile. It will pull in smoke out to about 6" and I can just move the ducting near the circuit avoiding having to have the entire unit within range. Be sure the ducting is sealed up against the plastic container. Aluminum tape worked fine.
Good luck! I should have built one of these years ago.
But then, why burn the incense in the first place?
Thanks,
- Win
To ward off the twin evil spirits of decaffeinated coffee and alcohol-free beer.
Cheers
Clive
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