Water Cooling tip of the day

[h2sammo]

do not be dumb (like i am) and put the water pump inside the water tank, even if the its put in inside the water wehn used in aquariums. The pump gets quite hot after a while and that will add a lot of unwanted heat to the water.
keep the pump outside and use both of its inlets/outlets.

whew, that saved me bout 5 celsius

 

[CStroman]

You're talking about inline pumps. My pump is a fountain pump that needs to be in water to work.

 

[MrHelpful]

If a submersible pump adds too much heat to the water (where the effect becomes noticeable), your radiator is not doing its job well. Get a better one. Or if it is cooled by fans, replace them with higher-output ones.

 

[h2sammo]

my radiator is not cooled by fans.
i dont really know if the effect is noticeable
i just assume, cuz when i take the pump out, it really gets hot after a while
im just thinking, itll just be better without this extra heat

thx for input

 

[FlowerMan]

<< my radiator is not cooled by fans. >>



Then what is it cooled by? Passive cooling? :Q

 

[h2sammo]

lol, yeah,

my radiato doesnt fit in the case so its kinda hard for me to put a fan on it, cuz the power cord would not be long enough to get inside the case on the mobo
for now its just cooled by the little air coming in contact with it without a fan

what do you guys suggest

 

[FlowerMan]

If the Rad is outside and far enough from the computer and monitor, use an AC powered fan (as opposed to DC). You can plug it run into the 120V outlet Or, you could run a line out from your case to power a DC fan. Dont know what rad you're using, so I cant suggest a fan size...

 

[orev]

go to Radio Shack, buy a spool of 2 conductor wire (like speaker wire), pretty small gauge, and molex extension cord. Splice the wire in as long as you want.

 

[h2sammo]

cool

i was hoping they have those AC fans
i also saw on ad pics that the case fans, if you buy them separately, have a pretty long wire (they connect to the mobo). I would need like...........half a meter of extension to get to the radiator safely from the mobo. Do any of you guys know how long those wires are?


i am not sure, but i think the spool wire that orev was talking about is for extension also. If so, could you clarify to me what the the spool wire from Radio Shack is?
and if it is extension, cani extend AC, Dc, anything


PS
as you can see, they dont teach too much electrical stuff to a chemistry major

 

[orev]

Wires is wires. Connectors is connectors. If an extension cord is too short, cut it in the middle, strip off the insulation, and solder some more wire in there to make it as long at you need. Make sure you connect the right wires to each other (straight through). If you cross any of them, you'll be sorry.

Then use some electrical tape or heat shrink tubing to cover up the junctions and prevent shorting.

I wouldn't recommend this at all for AC power, just get a longer extension cord. It works great for DC stuff, where you can't find a cable to do what you need. You don't need very thick wire either; 20 or 22 guage (AWG) should be fine.

Just last night I completed hooking up 2 2" fans using this method. Works like a charm, and it runs right off my PC power supply.

 

[h2sammo]

this is the best idea iver heard so far
i was thinking that but....seemed to 'improvisational'
thats the word of the day