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    hmmm for some reason today, my brand new Apogee is starting to leak at one of the barbs...

    seems when i switch off the pump is when it leaks more than when pump is running and pushing water through it ??

    Only installed it 3 days ago!
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    Quote Originally Posted by eva2000
    hmmm for some reason today, my brand new Apogee is starting to leak at one of the barbs...

    seems when i switch off the pump is when it leaks more than when pump is running and pushing water through it ??

    Only installed it 3 days ago!
    Use some teflon tape(lots of it!) on the threadings, and make sure the o-rings are working properly. A guy I know killed his graphics card because of leakage from one of the barbs... It was an apogee as well, although I've never had that problem with mine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eva2000
    hmmm for some reason today, my brand new Apogee is starting to leak at one of the barbs...

    seems when i switch off the pump is when it leaks more than when pump is running and pushing water through it ??

    Only installed it 3 days ago!

    Real quick as I am heading out: your barbs are not tight. use a 9/16 flat wrench. remember its not metal, so don't go crazy though, but you need a firm lock. o-rings can't leak when properly installed, unless there is a defect in the housing.

    Best

    Gabe

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    Quote Originally Posted by gabe
    Real quick as I am heading out: your barbs are not tight. use a 9/16 flat wrench. remember its not metal, so don't go crazy though, but you need a firm lock. o-rings can't leak when properly installed, unless there is a defect in the housing.

    Best

    Gabe
    Hey wait, I thought delrin is very strong... I have a drill stop made of it, and thats designed to what, have about 0.05 square inches take the full force of a drill, at speeds in excess of 3000 rpm, and with like 3 quarters of a horses power? We're talking like 200W focused on a tiny place, so 100W=100J/s=100 kg m/s^2, which is 100N/mm^2, which is a TON of FORCE!!! I doubt it will resist that but still, delrin is supposed to be very strong. Oh and, I think there might be a way for impingement blocks to have more surface area, to make each little cup a bit larger, and instead of one hole, do like 6 holes around one hole, and the entire thing can be expanded. Not sure if it will work, just an idea.
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    Still waiting for some results...

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    Apparently there is a new Apogee on the way better suited for Quad Core:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/SWIFTECH-APOGEE-...QQcmdZViewItem

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    FCG: New results?

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