Antifreeze...conductive?

Slivuh · 03-January-06, 05:01 PM

hey guys, im revamping the tubing in my watercooling setup to a bit more of a larger setup with two radiators mounted in a box outside my computer and i have a couple questions. Currently my rig is running on MCT-5, a non-conductive fluid. I noticed that it smells and seems like anti-freeze, and to me, anti-freeze seems like its properties could actually be a good substance for WCing. Now, i only have enough mct-5 to run my current system, but i'm going to be adding another good 2-3 feet of tubing and im not going to have enough. sooooo 1. is anti-freesze non-conductive? 2. is it safe to mix it with the mct-5 or should i just use anti-freeze? 3. would i need to add algcide to the anti-freeze? how about if i mixed it with the mct-5? thnx

AntiM · 04-January-06, 08:35 AM

I don't know how glycol would mix with MCT-5, but I wouldn't experiment. My standard mix is 5-15% antifreeze plus distilled water and a capful of liquid algae killer per gallon.

Antifreeze is slightly conductive when mixed in this proportion. My test results for a glycol mix are here.

03-January-06, 05:01 PM		#1 (permalink)
Slivuh Apex Techie Lite	Antifreeze...conductive? hey guys, im revamping the tubing in my watercooling setup to a bit more of a larger setup with two radiators mounted in a box outside my computer and i have a couple questions. Currently my rig is running on MCT-5, a non-conductive fluid. I noticed that it smells and seems like anti-freeze, and to me, anti-freeze seems like its properties could actually be a good substance for WCing. Now, i only have enough mct-5 to run my current system, but i'm going to be adding another good 2-3 feet of tubing and im not going to have enough. sooooo 1. is anti-freesze non-conductive? 2. is it safe to mix it with the mct-5 or should i just use anti-freeze? 3. would i need to add algcide to the anti-freeze? how about if i mixed it with the mct-5? thnx

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04-January-06, 08:35 AM		#2 (permalink)
AntiM Aqua Pimp	I don't know how glycol would mix with MCT-5, but I wouldn't experiment. My standard mix is 5-15% antifreeze plus distilled water and a capful of liquid algae killer per gallon. Antifreeze is slightly conductive when mixed in this proportion. My test results for a glycol mix are here.