how's this for cooling?

alpha754293 · 18-November-05, 01:22 PM

(source: http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?fo...116,274,51,363)

Or how about this:

(source: http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?fo...action=product)

I said it would be good, I didn't say it was going to be cheap!

I suppose that at that point, you might as well buy yourself a window-mount A/C unit and use that to chill the de-humified air going to your computer/beer fridge.

The idea still stands though, that if you can get a radiator cheap enough, and then using R-134a, chill the (non-conductive) mineral oil that you're feeding into the blocks. And the nice thing about that is even if you got a compressor about the same size as what you would find in an actual beer fridge, it would still be overkill.

cpjlam · 11-March-06, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alpha754293


	(source: http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?fo...116,274,51,363) Or how about this: (source: http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?fo...action=product) I said it would be good, I didn't say it was going to be cheap! I suppose that at that point, you might as well buy yourself a window-mount A/C unit and use that to chill the de-humified air going to your computer/beer fridge. The idea still stands though, that if you can get a radiator cheap enough, and then using R-134a, chill the (non-conductive) mineral oil that you're feeding into the blocks. And the nice thing about that is even if you got a compressor about the same size as what you would find in an actual beer fridge, it would still be overkill.

You could get radiators/oil coolers of that scale for about $50 from the local autozone.

El Doug · 12-March-06, 12:58 AM

why pump mineral oil through a cooling loop? water withdraws heat much better. it would also vent the heat better into the freon chilling unit you refer to

disturbed_pyro · 13-March-06, 01:58 PM

why not just get a Chevy Radiator that will handle a 350 small block a nice AC unit and then you can keep both your computer and your room cold

18-November-05, 01:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
alpha754293 Apex Tech Maniac Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 818	how's this for cooling? (source: http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?fo...116,274,51,363) Or how about this: (source: http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?fo...action=product) I said it would be good, I didn't say it was going to be cheap! I suppose that at that point, you might as well buy yourself a window-mount A/C unit and use that to chill the de-humified air going to your computer/beer fridge. The idea still stands though, that if you can get a radiator cheap enough, and then using R-134a, chill the (non-conductive) mineral oil that you're feeding into the blocks. And the nice thing about that is even if you got a compressor about the same size as what you would find in an actual beer fridge, it would still be overkill.

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El Doug Apex Advanced Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 158	why pump mineral oil through a cooling loop? water withdraws heat much better. it would also vent the heat better into the freon chilling unit you refer to

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disturbed_pyro Apex Tech Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The middle of the Desert, in idaho Posts: 618	why not just get a Chevy Radiator that will handle a 350 small block a nice AC unit and then you can keep both your computer and your room cold