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Default Do you have the electronics skills to design a good home made smoke machine?

trader_4 wrote:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N2XYORX

That's what I was telling him about in the other thread here, that I've
heard people have used one of those disco smoke gizmos. Seems you
should be able to rig up something to pipe it in. Plus, with a boom box
and some songs, you can have a business at parties and weddings as a DJ.


I thank you for coming to my aid, and I apologize for not having "believed"
in your previous suggestion. (See below why.)

For some reason, I had thought that the "party foggers" had a big opening
at low pressure (like the size you can put your hand through) but this one
in the Amazon picture seems to have a one-inch opening with a tiny 1/4-inch
nozzle.

Is that right?

If so, I don't see why it's not perfect for the task - if it generates the
smoke at enough of a pressure to get us a couple of psi for a long period
of time. It has to be in the goldilocks range of a few psi (maybe 2 to 4
psi?).

The output is 2000 CFM, which seems like a lot.
Is there a way to *convert* that to PSI?

The "wired control" might even be useful for one-man operation while
debugging a vaccum leak on an engine.

The machine holds 0.5 liters (1/8 gallon) where a gallon of the fog juice
(propylene glycol perhaps?) is $20 which means the machine, over time, is
cheaper than the fluid used to make the smoke!
https://www.amazon.com/Gallon-Great-Party-Fog-Machines/dp/B005UQPPK4/ref=pd_sim_267_1/135-2052768-3676406

So I do agree, for forty something bucks, it's about the same cost as what
it cost me to make that tin-can smoke machine that didn't work.
https://www.turboimagehost.com/p/368...moke1.jpg.html

Any idea how to calculate the PSI out from the 2000CFM spec?