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    motor advice

    hi alternate idea since what i need to pull waighs up till about 1 lb what else do you suggest? maybe aplastic bile chain or will i be able to repurpose a plastic drag chain? then the motor doesnt need tobe so strong the extra weight is the bike chains any idea how to accomplish what i need to...
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    motor advice

    thanks sizing will do except shaft is too short please help figure out the strenght and power motor i need i appreciate it thanks
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    motor advice

    size looks gook shaft must be longer or much shorter with a screw in shaft must be powerful enough to revolve 2 bicycle chains attached
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    motor advice

    hi shaft length 3/4 " max motor height max 1 3/4 " total motor 2-3 " what i tried to copy is a 30w DC 12v motor its too big for my application any other ideas? width is unlimitted for the motor itself the issue is the height
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    motor advice

    the forums has been helping me loads for my projects. i am a serious hobbyist and like to stretch the limits of diorama and modeling. electricity is still a challenge i am trying to build a moving diorama using bicycle chains. 2 chains attached = 2 meters in a long oval of about 1 + meter...
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    can the leds be mounted into spray foam insulation

    great idea for next time this time i used boxes and blus sheets of foam and put the spar mainly in between the 2
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    can the leds be mounted into spray foam insulation

    hi chicken wire and then fencing were my first attempts. they filed miderably. maybe becuse i need about 100 cans to support all that wire it all fell down and none of the spray stuck this will hold up as long as it can then we will build a new one maybe better than the first.
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    can the leds be mounted into spray foam insulation

    hi for over 30 years i have been using insulation spray to build my miniatures and other displays. it never got moldy why will this become moldy?
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    can the leds be mounted into spray foam insulation

    hi in the end I mounted the leds on top, covered some of it leaving breathing room with white fluff it was very effective thank you I needed it for just 1 day - this will be for a 1 day a year Holiday. i set a timer to shgut it for a bit to further reduce the worry about overheating
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    can the leds be mounted into spray foam insulation

    hi so i got anxious for nothing? i can safely mount the leds underneath my light bulb covers into the foam? i have craft HD alumium
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    can the leds be mounted into spray foam insulation

    hi to simulate smoke i want to add cotton fluff around the leds can i?
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    can the leds be mounted into spray foam insulation

    hi i am sorry but i really dont undertsand electricity well enough as i am just a hobbyist and i have creative ideas. i mounted the lights on the top instead of inside the foam. i will send photos when its all done can i cover these lights with a sparce layer of cotton fluff or that will catch...
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    can the leds be mounted into spray foam insulation

    do i want to conduct heat? i am confused sorry other option, my lights are menat to be inside plexiglass cases with the light at the bottom shining in base of foam maybe i can put the lights on top to shine down touching the plexiglass but the back metal plate will be open to the air
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    can the leds be mounted into spray foam insulation

    any metal plate? i am a crafter not an electrician. can some stones be ok? what other material can i use between the leds and the foam?
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    can the leds be mounted into spray foam insulation

    i built the display out of spray foam to be a mountain the mountain is built, i matched and wired the lights already i wanted to mount the lights into the mountaintop
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    can the leds be mounted into spray foam insulation

    i dont have access to a heat sink this is for a Holiday decoration to be used 2 days a year shall i line the mounting with some rocks? shall i poke holes into the cover?
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    can the leds be mounted into spray foam insulation

    hi i think the entire assembly is 5w since it says power 5w shall i poke holes in the cover?
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    can the leds be mounted into spray foam insulation

    hi these are the 12v leds - 12v 5w https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007003088426.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.82.5aa71802avX94p my application is on spray foam insulation polyurethane foam (SPF), with a bulb cover is that safe or the foam will melt? please advise thanks
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    Halogen Bulbs

    i understand everything will be the same just JDD or JTT my box is about 1.5 ft x 1 ftx 2 ft completely insulated with a door that closes tight ceramic light socket 240v wire this bulb heats and keeps food hot it can become a moist environment from steam will the JDD be safe
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    Halogen Bulbs

    till now for food service heating i was using JTT 150w bulbs seems like noone carries JTT anymore only JDD are they the smae?
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