View Full Version : Is this possible?
John Cena
03-27-2004, 04:51 PM
Wha if I take a tupperware container and fill it up with ice cold water, then put my raditor WITH my 120mm rad fan inside the container and then start the system?
The rad fan will spin around and circulate the cool water around the raditor taking the hot water away.
The main problem is keeping the water in the tupperware cool.
Charles Wirth
03-27-2004, 04:55 PM
Its possible but will not last long at all.
Çhrist0ph
03-27-2004, 04:57 PM
wouldnt the fan short out?
or you could just put ice in your res...
John Cena
03-27-2004, 05:06 PM
I doubt the fan would short.
I put my motors from my rc car in the sink and nothing happened to it :0
Motor's dont short because of water, but circuits do :)
My wc load temp on my cpu has gone to 33 celcius at load and it used to be only 26-28c. I think it's because the summer is almost here
runmc
03-27-2004, 06:27 PM
Just take the radiator off and circulate the ice water with the pump. The radiator won't do you any good. I wouldn't even consider putting a fan in the water. :D
sandman
03-27-2004, 07:25 PM
haha, if you put the fan in water it'll short out and probably kill your psu.
Fans aren't sealed.
Çhrist0ph
03-27-2004, 07:32 PM
the leads will short circuit your psu when they come into contact w/h20
Miles_Teg
03-28-2004, 03:27 AM
It'll probly work, as long as you use distilled water (=non-conductive) in the container. Tapwater will ruin the fan rapidly. Still, I'd recommend a pump over a fan any day, you could make a schroud for it fitting the rad. Do mind using a rather large container, so the water temp will remain low much longer.
Gary Lloyd
03-28-2004, 05:05 AM
The fan will overload and stop dead from trying to push water instead of air, and putting a fan in water is a very bad idea anyway.
John Cena
03-28-2004, 06:16 AM
Oh, hehehe. I have the Einheim 1028 pump which is not submersible hehe.
runmc
03-28-2004, 10:42 AM
You don't have to put the pump in the water. Just stick the tubing in the ice water.:stick:
Çhrist0ph
03-28-2004, 02:05 PM
you know, this setup idea will only be good for benching. as you would have to replace the ice in the water continously.
thats why you should just put a large res in your loop and put ice in there when you feel like benching.