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homefry
05-23-2011, 07:50 PM
Is copper oxidation in water just black discoloration or does it eventually build up to be some gunk?
CrazyNutz
05-23-2011, 08:05 PM
Do you have pictures?
homefry
05-23-2011, 08:10 PM
No pictures, but in other threads I've seen what looks like black gunk on people's blocks and they claim to only run distilled and pt or silver.
I've also seen green gunk.
Serpentarius
05-23-2011, 08:13 PM
copper oxide (CuO) .... air bubbles (tiny ones)
homefry
05-24-2011, 07:55 AM
what?
coolhandluke41
05-24-2011, 08:15 AM
Is copper oxidation in water just black discoloration or does it eventually build up to be some gunk?
http://www.google.com/search?q=copper+oxidation&hl=en&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=9tjbTb_VGJCctwfW-fywDw&ved=0CH4QsAQ&biw=1333&bih=667
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1333&bih=667&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=copper+oxidation+in+liquid+cooled+loop&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=
NKrader
05-24-2011, 10:48 AM
[QUOTE=homefry;4857976]Is copper oxidation in water just black discolorationQUOTE]
yeah just makes em black.. all my blocks are currently like that... as im too lazy to pull it all appart.. no differance in temps between clean and dirty so far after about 6months of dirty. :shakes:
So long as you aren't using a dye/premix known to break down, any discolouration of the copper should just be oxidation.
It's no big problem, but I choose to route the issue altogether with nickel plating.
mlwood37
05-24-2011, 04:01 PM
So long as you aren't using a dye/premix known to break down, any discolouration of the copper should just be oxidation.
It's no big problem, but I choose to route the issue altogether with nickel plating.
Dyes dont brake down doh !!!!