Link here for full question:
http://www.hookahpro.com/forum/showthread.php?p=873137#post873137
Short version. Essentially, I am making an electronic heating element for a hookah that replaces natural coals. Using this silicone pad to heat the bowl:
http://www.amazon.com/Tempco-Strip-Heater-120...qid=1402078913&sr=8-27&keywords=tempco+heater
Ideally, to make this have the same heating curve as coals (which heat up on the inhale due to air passing by), I would have a sensor set up to kick the thing on to rapidly heat up, then cool back down to its "idle" temperature afterwards. The sensor should be fairly small, and I would think heat resistant up to at least 200° F (93° C). For more detailed temps during operation, please see the first link in this post.
This would essentially be the same as the draw sensors used in e-cigarettes and vapes. When air comes through, it switches on. Air stops, switch turns off. That might be a more helpful starting point for you all knowing more about this than myself.
Any ideas for what type of sensor to use? This is sort of my summer project, and I'm learning a ton of interesting things doing it. Also, if it works, it could make hookah smoking even healthier (less unhealthy) and safer in the absence of coals.
Thanks in advance!
-@BKAtheManScout
http://www.hookahpro.com/forum/showthread.php?p=873137#post873137
Short version. Essentially, I am making an electronic heating element for a hookah that replaces natural coals. Using this silicone pad to heat the bowl:
http://www.amazon.com/Tempco-Strip-Heater-120...qid=1402078913&sr=8-27&keywords=tempco+heater
Ideally, to make this have the same heating curve as coals (which heat up on the inhale due to air passing by), I would have a sensor set up to kick the thing on to rapidly heat up, then cool back down to its "idle" temperature afterwards. The sensor should be fairly small, and I would think heat resistant up to at least 200° F (93° C). For more detailed temps during operation, please see the first link in this post.
This would essentially be the same as the draw sensors used in e-cigarettes and vapes. When air comes through, it switches on. Air stops, switch turns off. That might be a more helpful starting point for you all knowing more about this than myself.
Any ideas for what type of sensor to use? This is sort of my summer project, and I'm learning a ton of interesting things doing it. Also, if it works, it could make hookah smoking even healthier (less unhealthy) and safer in the absence of coals.
Thanks in advance!
-@BKAtheManScout
