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There will be a few modded units next and a couple units.. gearing up for the move to new facilities in a couple weeks..
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Hi Chilly,
Thanks for keeping us informed and posting new pics. Your work is absolutely breathtaking :clap:
mailman left a note in my mailbox saying i wasnt there for phase, i will pick it up at post office tomorrow morning
@ZX: Awesome dude, please post pix asap, I can't wait to see how it turned out!
@Reggie: Ooooh ooh oooh! Who's cascade might that be? :)
nice work chilly
looks like the new place will have plenty of room
I had a chance to go over the Cascade and it is so damn on the money tuned from experiance from previous builds that no adjustments were needed after being fired up. It dropped to -100c partly un-insulated with no load.
The valves worked perfectly as well.
Some concern with compressor noise but after a minute of run time it sounded sweet.
Reggie has these things down, he makes it look easy.
Who's is it bro?Quote:
Originally Posted by FUGGER
Sorry I haven't posted up earlier but as soon as I got back from my road trip I had to move into a new apartment. Anyway, let me tell you my story... The cascade Reggie posted on page 5 of this thread went to me. I origianlly purchased a small cascade from BB Mods who said the unit would work for a modern processor and regrettably I didn't know enough about phase at the time to realize this was bs. The compressors were way to small to handle the heat load. (silly me, I thought it would just run warmer...). That unit was never shipped and I got in touch with Reggie in Sept. or Oct. about the situation. He said he would do a complete rebuild for me. I sent more dough to cover the added cost and then I was basically in the same situation as all of you. After a while, I wasn't really sure what to expect. Not knowing Reggie personally I was worried that I would never get my unit or a refund. Many of my posts in the various Chilly1 threads reflected this frustration. So last month I was going on a road trip out west with friends, to visit other friends and do some camping, climbing, and hiking in national parks. This took me through Nevada so I decided to take a detour to vegas to see what I could learn in person and hopefully get my unit. I still didn't really know what to expect...
Well, after getting in touch with Reggie he invited me and my friend to come stay at his house while he built my unit. When I got there he welcomed us in, answered all of my questions about phase change and the unit he was building for me and was very hospitable to me and my friend. That night he and Fugger's brother worked straight until about 4 or 5 in the morning on my unit, slept for about 3 hours, got up, and kept working on it until it was finished around 1pm.
Let me tell you I have rarely seen such a work ethic. All told the job took about 12 or 13 hours of heavy labor, all the while he's getting phone calls from people he does normal hvac work for. Seriously, he must have gotten 8 calls from people wanting him to come out and work. The man is BUSY. And he took time from some of those jobs which probably would have paid as much as I paid for my whole unit. Reggie has been very understanding of the situation with my unit since day 1 and now I feel bad that I even questioned him about it. Having met the man and gotten a glimpse of what kind of a good person he is, there is no doubt in my mind now of the truth of all the various horrible things that have happened to him. But the man is a fighter and determined to get through it all and get everyone's orders. And I know he's going to succeed because he is just tenacious when it comes to working.
So the unit was completed and pulled down to -100c no problem. It has a TXV which allows me to adjust it for heat load and tweak it on the fly. It did -110c running full-out with no load. The unit is also EXTREMELY quiet. When it's doing its thing it's about as loud as a fridge, just a low hum. Fugger was right when he said Reggie has got this down pat. This is THE man to have building you a unit, and it is so worth the wait for that level of perfection. No one else is building units like these. I haven't gotten it setup to run benches yet but I will soon. I've just been having fun making ice cubes out of vodka =] Look for some nice numbers from me this year for 3d.
Reggie, if you read this. Thank you again. You are an honorable man and I admire your work ethic. I hope if I can get out to vegas again I can drop by the new workshop and see you making piles of money off of your designs and builds. You really deserve it man. Fugger's brother is freakin hilarious btw. Say hi to him for me and thanks again for the hospitality you showed us.
Awesome awesome story mate, thanks for sharing! I'm hoping one of the next cascades comes my way :hump:
im headed to the post office right now to pick up my unit
Thanks for the update and great to hear some good news.
My brother is a riot, he would be a ringer for the show "yo momma".
hell yes he would. The unrated version anyway =]
Isn't someone lucky? :) hope to see some great results.
Gratz mate, that's so slick! Now I really can't wait for mine to show up!
Any news on mine Chilly??
Hey, Reggie, any word on if you'll be able to convert my triple head dual coompressor unit to a single evap (CPU) two stage cascade? Will it fit under my U2-UFO?
The tripple head is on the bench, I would suggest calling him soon to see if he can make the changes.
Hey Fugger. Just wondering if you know when you'll have that spare chilly1 evap mount kit ready to be shipped. I'm not in a big hurry (the guy I'm building it for is very patient) but a general date would be nice, e.g. two days, two weeks, two months, etc. Thanks. :)
You sure that aint mine?:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by FUGGER
Thanks for the heads up! Just PM'd Reggie a minute ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by FUGGER
The gf has been in th hospital having neck surgery or I would've checked earlier.
I'll try to call him today.
Just talked to him. Everything is set for the cascade.
Thanks again for the heads up!