I wanted to go with the Tygon black tubing. Its 7/16" ID and 9/16" OD. The wall is pretty thin. 1/8" Wall. The wall is pretty thin, im just scared the tubing might rip if i put it on the 1/2" barbs.
Is there any chance it will rip?
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I wanted to go with the Tygon black tubing. Its 7/16" ID and 9/16" OD. The wall is pretty thin. 1/8" Wall. The wall is pretty thin, im just scared the tubing might rip if i put it on the 1/2" barbs.
Is there any chance it will rip?
Should go on fine (with a little heat), but like RRR said 1/8in isn't very thick, it'll kink pretty quickly.
Should have gone for the thicker wall stuff.
it wont rip, but you have a TON of different things to worry about.
mostly cavatation, and also kinking.
Can't the thin wall collapse under suction from the pump?
I couldnt find any Tygon black tubing thicker then this.
Any1 know of any black tubing with thicker walls? 10/16 (5/8") Would be perfect.
I found that with clear tygon, but i really would like something black.
how about the clear with black feser (that is what i just ordered (7/16 10/16))? Or maybe go to 3/8 5/8 if you need smaller then 1/2 3/4? (Flow loss is not that big so temps shouldn't be that different).
US Plastics has 3/8ID 5/8OD R3400. But it's almost twice as expensive as 1/2OD.Quote:
Originally Posted by mussafry
Yeh you guys are right. This tubing totally sucks :( I cant go from CPU to VGA without it kinking lol. Damn, shouldve asked before i ordered.
Well, what about 1/2ID and 5/8 OD.
Damnit, i really just wanted 7/16" ID so i didnt need to use clamps. I guess i cant >_>
Yea, I'm using it aswell and its a major pain in the ass to work with.
Eh isnt 1/2ID 5/8OD still 1/8 thick? I used 7/16ID 5/8OD masterkleer on my build and it help up pretty well. But, I couldn't find any black Tygon in that size.
Is the mesterkleer black? If so! WTB link.
No sorry, but I believe I went with 3/8ID on 1/2 barbs before that, so that could work, but it was almost impossible to get it onto plastic barbs :P
I guess ima go witgh 1/2" ID 3/4" OD black tubing. But tygon is so expensive. $4 a foot!
however, i found PrimoFlex Pro LRT Black Tubing, its the same thickness, but only $2.25 a foot.
So, is it worth getting the tygon? Or is he primoflex good enough?
The wall thickness isn't 1/8" (3.2mm) but 1/16" (1.6mm)
That's too thin yes, personally I use Tygon 3603 7/16" ID and 5/8" OD (11.1/15.9mm)
Doesn't kink too quickly and fits snugly around 1/2" barbs :up:
Yeh, but its not black >_<Quote:
Originally Posted by Garrett
But, why is it 1/16. The OD of the tubing is 9/16. and ID is 7/16 so the wall should be 2/16 = 1/8? No?
Well, it's because that "1/8"" difference is due to the diameter. In the diameter, you have 2 walls of tubing (one on each side), each 1/16" thick.Quote:
Originally Posted by mussafry
You forgot to divide by two, it is a diameterQuote:
Originally Posted by mussafry
edit: ups, took my time to read, Waterlogged was faster seeing your mistake
The 1/2" x 3/4" tubing you mention as being "......FTW" is in fact 1/8" wall thickness. Perhaps you meant to say that 1/16" wall thickness is too thin and will kink......?Quote:
Originally Posted by RealRedRaider