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to everyone who bought a storm block open it up and check for both rubber o-rings. i received mine and installed it, started leak testing and boom!! niagra falls. ive never seen so much water leak out before. opened it up and an o-ring is missing. im just pre-warning you guys cause it sucks! hopefully nothing is wrong wth the rest of the components, there was no power to anything except the pump
Thanks for the heads up
it sucks i got to let everything dry out and then pray it works. no power to any of it so it should be good
Wow, that sucks.
I'd e-mail Swiftech to let them know. They really should keep a closer eye on that. I probably wouldn't have opened it up before installation either.
i dont think it will do any good anyway
wow...that sucks ass man...hope everythings ok...just let her dry out everything should be fine....i put my flash drive (out of the casing) thru a laundry machine....it was fine no powre to it i guess. ill be sure to check when i get mine!
wow.. kinda scary.
They are probably rushing to assemble them, bet they have loads of orders.
This is another VERY good example of why you should allways leak test stuff outside your case before you install it.
Make sure you dry everything out VERY thoroughly before you turn it on. Dont rush or you WILL kill something!!!
also if you have as water wetter etc you will need to clean the board down with isopropo alcol or acetone as they leave a residue than is conductive where the water evaporates off.
ovens at 70-80oC are good for getting rid of water from all of the hidden areas. just make sure you put something above the board to stop direct heat from damaging the plastics.
Wow.. scary stuff :( Did anyone else recieve their yet? Any pics and reports of performance? Are you sending it back or getting that missing o-ring yourself? Swiftech should check their rutines and send you a little something for the experience. And yes, be sure to dry everything very closely, I've killed two motherboards and two graphic cards by not having the patience to wait :(
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yeah im sending it back for replacement. it would be nice to get something from swiftech but there not going to give a :banana::banana::banana::banana:. everything seems dry right now but im letting it sit for more.
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Originally Posted by pablo
use a hairdryer too :) good luck
OMFG! Talk about a scary moment. I hope everything still works after you dry it off and clean it up. Real shame to have a new shipment start off like this...
Ouch, not good, thanks for the heads up.
G
Thanks for the heads up...I just checked mine and all looked good. But it did give me a reason to take some pics,I attached one and more Hi-Res Internal shots can can be found here
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/blore2...re27/my_photos
--NY
Looks like metal inserts for the fitting threads in the pics of the top... could you confirm bro?
The top plate is solid delrin no meatal inserts...this pic should make it easier to see.
http://home.comcast.net/~northernyan.../Top_Plate.JPG
OMG, DO NOT USE ACETONE ON PCBs!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cossey
One thing I've found works is using BrakeClean and hitting the whole board fast at high pressure then blowing it all off with compressed air FAST. It didn't damage any of the plastic components or the board, but the stickers will be gone so take them off first and reapply after.
I checked mine as well, and the o-ring is in both parts. Hopefully this is just a 1 off incident. Still haven't had time to install it in the rig yet.
yeah the o-ring between the copper and black was missing. this thing was leaking bad, so bad that i heard it before i saw it....lol. im not going to try the computer till tomorrow. does anybody know if frozencpu has good rma?
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Originally Posted by pablo
I know they want the original back BEFORE they send the replacement, unless of course you pay for the replacement beforehand. However, as of this afternoon, they were out of the Storm blocks :(
yeah i know and let me just say how pist i am about that. i hope they get them in fast
Opened mine up and both rings are there.
why not contact Swiftech for an o-ring ?
2.5 x 50mm
Heh... he's baaaaacccckkkk.... *tips hat*
:woot: :clap: :toast:
Of course that would be too simple (calling swiftech that is) :doh: :stick: :rolleyes:
For teh rest, of you, check innards b4 using!!!
Thanks bro :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthernYankee
just got this email back form swiftech..... aparently its not the first they heard of it to make a new system for building them lol my luck sucks
Dear Peter:
Yes it would appear that the person who assembled these block may have been rushed quite a bit. We have implemented a system to prevent this to happen again, and we profusely apologize for this mishap.
Please send us your address, and we will express the replacement parts immediately.
Best Regards,
Gabe
not to be mean, but why didn't u leak test your stuff before u put your parts in? Really guys, it's just common sense. 9 times out of 10 a little prep will save a crapload of headache. As the old saying goes, Haste makes waste.
lol marci. bill has posted twice in the past couple of weeks here. someone is clearly lurking!
fareastgq: very true. that is why I ALWAYs tell ppl to leaktest. though i must admit i rarely leak test as im switching around parts day and night around here.
How much does that thing weight? Its seems kinda massive..
most of its delrin which is a rather light material, and the base has been since lightened compared to cathars origional design, so I would suspect it doesnt way as much.
I just got mine,and it weighs 252grams approx.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razor_cut
^^^ Got mine too, Its ligther than I thought it was going to be. :)