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I work with large volumes of wax. When im melting down 30 plus liters of wax the booms I feel in the house are intense. The pressure from the wax stretched the steel toggles on the container, bent the bottom out of shape among other things. The geyser like eruptions are intense especially if some water is trapped with the wax. All you need is melted wax and a slight impulse of heat to create these booms. Thanks for the video, this confirms my thoughts that wax can be used for more than just candles 🕯
I see them in appliance door locks also. Much smaller though. It’s cool to see one apart. Thx.
The wax motor is the same as the cheaper ones, but the cases are different designs, but basically the same concept.
With a title like that I require a direct answer. I checked the videos description for direct answer. Leaving this comment with a thumbs down. off to Google to get an actual definition.
Good old Opinel knife in the bench love those blades
Works like a thermostat on a car. Sorry if you say that, but it’s already past my bed time.
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anyone who has made candles knows how much paraffin shrinks when it cools.
Is the how front diferential actuators on gm 4wd trucks work ? Seems similar
My son just gifted me the same knife that's sitting on the table top there. Yes I love it
I never considered how a coolant thermostat worked before. I thought it was bimetal expansion was the reason.
I believe the 90s chevy 4×4 trucks used the same method for the front differential actuator
Some Honda small engines use a wax pellet for the choke system. Very ingenious!
Wax on – wax off
I learned about wax motors about ten years ago when I was repairing my dishwashing machine. The wax motor was what actuated the pawl that holds the soap dispenser door closed until the cycle reaches a certain point. I remember reading "wax motor" and saying what they hell is that. So I looked it up on the internet and learned about them. Pretty damned neat, I must say. I spent many years as a machine designer and often used pneumatic (mostly Bimba) and hydraulic cylinders as actuators before I ever heard of wax motors. These must be used mostly in appliances. I believe the copper device you see in automotive engine thermostats are wax motors. I may have I even kept the old wax motor I replaced in the dish washer. It wasn't even the wax motor that was bad; it was a small silicone rubber bellows that sealed around the pawl that extended into the inside of the machine. It developed a tear and was allowing water to leak out the door. I went to the appliance parts store in town and the guy told me they didn't sell just that rubber seal; I'd have to buy the entire soap dish/wax motor assembly.
green house has heat actuators to open vents. based on liquid wax. those can turn you solar panels.