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blinky
10-07-2004, 02:31 PM
woo, i gave up on my chiller a while ago, but i was sick today so i decided what the hell, ill finish it. i decided to keep it ghetto, cuz ghetto cooling is the best

so i found a tide detergant tub, and cut a slot in it, then filled it with denatured alcohol/acetone mixture, for the coolant. the A/C is 5100btu for $80 at home depot. water block is a dtek spiral i got for $15, pump is some 100gph crap i got for $20 at OSH. soo it cost around $125 total, including tubing and random stuff

also i havent insulated at all really, so when i do that will prolly drop coolant temps by about 5c. im going to post more pics when its insulated and finalized ;)

on to the pics:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/blinky2183/Picture017.jpg
the setup

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/blinky2183/Picture018.jpg
OMG FROST!!!111

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/blinky2183/Picture019.jpg
temps @ -13c not bad, not great

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/blinky2183/Picture020.jpg
moar stuff

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/blinky2183/Picture021.jpg
mooar

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/blinky2183/Picture022.jpg
if u see where the top half of the evaporator is frosted, im going to duct air through that to get uber cold air for chilled air GPU cooling, through a duct with a fan on it :cool:


yay, im gonna update tonight when i finish insulting
saaya
10-07-2004, 04:19 PM
oi ! nice! :toast:

ghetto indeed :hehe:

i rerally love how the ice covered chiller looks like! this soft white... beautifull!
blinky
10-07-2004, 07:22 PM
oi ! nice! :toast:

ghetto indeed :hehe:

i rerally love how the ice covered chiller looks like! this soft white... beautifull!i know, it will have to go soon once i insulate it


btw i just got a mag5 in the mail, dunno how im gonna fit it in that res, ill prolly have it outside and just stick the inlet tube into the res. :D
saaya
10-08-2004, 06:24 AM
get a bigger res, it shouldnt be hard to find something that can house the chiller...

dont you have those double wanded plastic tons in the homestore shops in the states? they are double wanded and have air between the inner and the outer ton, so its insulating a bit already. should be perfect.
blinky
10-08-2004, 01:58 PM
get a bigger res, it shouldnt be hard to find something that can house the chiller...

dont you have those double wanded plastic tons in the homestore shops in the states? they are double wanded and have air between the inner and the outer ton, so its insulating a bit already. should be perfect.no clue what youre talkin bout, could u post a picture,,


and ill take a look around the house ;)
Tonic
10-08-2004, 02:52 PM
If I correctly understond, saaya is talking about container for your
waterchiller - this container have a two walls and air, which is in
between these two walls, is isolating heat

Just a larger reservoir with small insulation ;)
blinky
10-08-2004, 03:59 PM
If I correctly understond, saaya is talking about container for your
waterchiller - this container have a two walls and air, which is in
between these two walls, is isolating heat

Just a larger reservoir with small insulation ;)no i know that hes talkin bout the res.

but i dont know of any containers like that, except the ice chest kind, which doesnt really fit my evap all that well :/
blinky
10-13-2004, 01:32 PM
update: i found a resorvoir, ... a KITTY LITTER TUB

on to the pics:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/blinky2183/Picture037.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/blinky2183/Picture038.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/blinky2183/Picture036.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/blinky2183/Picture040.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/blinky2183/Picture039.jpg
ill get better temps with the hot air not staying in my room
moosturdsoed25
10-13-2004, 02:06 PM
try a water cooler, esky sort of thing. Dual walled with air in between will improve you temps even more.
blinky
10-13-2004, 02:08 PM
try a water cooler, esky sort of thing. Dual walled with air in between will improve you temps even more.yah, i might get one at target this weekend, that is if i can get a dam ride :(


this was the best thing they had at safeway :rolleyes:
saaya
10-13-2004, 02:09 PM
thats what i meant :)

sorry blink, dont have a pic for ya, but just ask for a double walled container in a home depot shop.
blinky
10-13-2004, 02:26 PM
http://www.diamondlake.net/Drink%20Cooler.jpg

like that yah?
moosturdsoed25
10-13-2004, 04:16 PM
yes, exactly, but you probably dont want that spout thingy, maybe just a standard ice-beer cooler would do
blinky
10-13-2004, 05:23 PM
yes, exactly, but you probably dont want that spout thingy, maybe just a standard ice-beer cooler would doyah, thats just the first thing that came up on google image search.

ill get a good one hopefully, if i can get a dam ride :mad:
rhino56
10-13-2004, 05:39 PM
i got a coleman thermos and that sucker is insulated wonderful, all day in the hot sun my ice stays good.
i love the air intake idea. from experience they work beautifully.