T3 reservoir cracking?

[Altspacen]

My first T3 had issues and somewhere within the T3 post I had put my pictures in. Thing is it didn't harm the front of the res only the rear half, and the fluid that I used was fine inside a different single bay res. Never did get ahold of an MSDS sheet for the fluid I was using that I had nabbed from work but I can say that it was totally the fluid that had ate up mine. Oh well. /shrug

[meanmoe]

I had distilled water in mine. What is the coolant that you used exactly?

My problem is the same as SoulsCollective's. Cracks began to form at the little barbs on the screw inserts. Also, like his, mine only leaked when it was off (so far).

So if an engineer designed this, they should be fired, and if an engineer did not, they should've consulted one because:

material + structure + residual stress from fabrication + vibration environment (from pump) + possible thermal environment == must test (or over design).

[Baulten]

I've had my T3 running for 3 weeks now, no sign of cracks. It was one of the last in stock at jab-tech, so I'm assuming it was of the first batch that was having issues.

I'm hoping that it stays good at least until Primochill gets production back up...

[washu9]

I've had my T3 running for 3 weeks now, no sign of cracks. It was one of the last in stock at jab-tech, so I'm assuming it was of the first batch that was having issues.

I'm hoping that it stays good at least until Primochill gets production back up...

I don't think it's 'only' the first batch.
If you read the other posts here, there's a few people who got repeated failures (after replacements).

I'm one of those that got their T3 from overseas.... this is cause for great concern for me as there is no way I'm shipping it back and forth to the US.

[Altspacen]

I have distilled in mine currently with my 2nd T3 and there are no problems. Well I take that back there is a slight issue with the discharge of the pump housing pushing through one of the joints back into the res but a few flakes of pepper remedied that

[jdcook]

I have distilled in mine currently with my 2nd T3 and there are no problems. Well I take that back there is a slight issue with the discharge of the pump housing pushing through one of the joints back into the res but a few flakes of pepper remedied that

Pepper?

[meanmoe]

Isn't pepper a car radiator trick? Never thought about using it, or thought about needing to use it, for computer water cooling.

EDIT: I wish BoxGods or Brian would respond to this thread. Eddy and Gabe are always so responsive and on top of things. I guess that's what I've grown to expect.

[Moto450]

I just got mine last week and now I see this post

I had to use Teflon Tape on one of the outlets for the pump, I could not get it too stop dripping, but that did the trick. Now I just hope is does not crack and leak inside my case everything is brand new.

[century child]

Isn't pepper a car radiator trick? Never thought about using it, or thought about needing to use it, for computer water cooling.

EDIT: I wish BoxGods or Brian would respond to this thread. Eddy and Gabe are always so responsive and on top of things. I guess that's what I've grown to expect.

BoxGods was always very responsive in the past but these guys have been going through a nightmare lately with this product trying to get production up and going again. Not to mention the holidays are upon us. Having said that, they do have a lot to answer for. As others have stated previously the hype surrounding this product was huge but it's turned out to be a bit of a turd due to the cracking issues. Due to the danger involved if one of these does end up cracking it is my opinion that they should exchange all products purchased up to this point as soon as the the new version is ready to go. I doubt that will happen though.

In any case, I'm am certain that BoxGods will chime in here and become active again as soon as he has time. He's a good guy and he won't forget about us.

[washu9]

BoxGods was always very responsive in the past but these guys have been going through a nightmare lately with this product trying to get production up and going again. Not to mention the holidays are upon us. Having said that, they do have a lot to answer for. As others have stated previously the hype surrounding this product was huge but it's turned out to be a bit of a turd due to the cracking issues. Due to the danger involved if one of these does end up cracking it is my opinion that they should exchange all products purchased up to this point as soon as the the new version is ready to go. I doubt that will happen though.

In any case, I'm am certain that BoxGods will chime in here and become active again as soon as he has time. He's a good guy and he won't forget about us.

That would still be problematic for those of us who purchased it overseas.
At the very least, we should not need to ship the cracked unit back.

[SoulsCollective]

I will definitely be looking for any possible alternative to shipping this thing back, because that would end up being a significant portion of the original purchase price.

[ballzD33P]

so, pplz are still buying these things?

WHY?

have you not read any of the threads? or was the original hype just too much for you too handle?

[SoulsCollective]

I bought mine right after skinee's review - when there were yet no reports of the cracking issues. Given that I also plumped down for the custom black Al faceplate, I'm sadly regretting that whole decision now.

[washu9]

I bought mine right after skinee's review - when there were yet no reports of the cracking issues. Given that I also plumped down for the custom black Al faceplate, I'm sadly regretting that whole decision now.

Same case with me.
Bought it from reading the review at skinlee.
Didn't have any cracking reports before I got the actual product along with the face plate.

Although in my case, all my PC parts are just lying on the corner of my room here for ages now, waiting for some free time for assembly.

With the cracking report, really should have a footnote in the reviews on this particular problem.

[meanmoe]

Same case with me.
Bought it from reading the review at skinlee.
Didn't have any cracking reports before I got the actual product along with the face plate.

Although in my case, all my PC parts are just lying on the corner of my room here for ages now, waiting for some free time for assembly.

With the cracking report, really should have a footnote in the reviews on this particular problem.

Same here. Right after Skinnee's review. Also sprung for faceplate, replacement plugs, fill port, and some of those ridiculous fittings.

Skinnee should probably update his review. I looked at it again last night.

Performance-wise though, the res can't be beat - as long as you neglect the additional flowrate into the floor of the case.

[washu9]

Same here. Right after Skinnee's review. Also sprung for faceplate, replacement plugs, fill port, and some of those ridiculous fittings.

Skinnee should probably update his review. I looked at it again last night.

Performance-wise though, the res can't be beat - as long as you neglect the additional flowrate into the floor of the case.

In the case of water cooling on PCs... reliability is far more important than performance. In most cases, any failures to one or more component of the water cooling most likely result in loss of one or more components (which in almost all cases can not be claimed for warranty).

[Baulten]

I bought mine before I saw this post or any reports of it cracking/leaking. Of course, not long after ordering, but too long to cancel my order, I saw this post and let out a grand, epic sigh. Nonetheless, mine seems okay so far, so I'm keeping a close eye on it and am making sure it isn't subject to more vibration than necessary.

[Moto450]

I put some Felt Tabs on the bottom and sides of it to Stop and Any Vibration and it seems to have worked, I will keep my eye on it too.

[millertime359]

BoxGods was always very responsive in the past but these guys have been going through a nightmare lately with this product trying to get production up and going again. Not to mention the holidays are upon us. Having said that, they do have a lot to answer for. As others have stated previously the hype surrounding this product was huge but it's turned out to be a bit of a turd due to the cracking issues. Due to the danger involved if one of these does end up cracking it is my opinion that they should exchange all products purchased up to this point as soon as the the new version is ready to go. I doubt that will happen though.

In any case, I'm am certain that BoxGods will chime in here and become active again as soon as he has time. He's a good guy and he won't forget about us.

I e-mailed BoxGods when this thread first popped up. He said he will post when he has news, as of right now, there must not be any new news.

I would wait till after the new year, let the holiday rush claim down, and we will hopefully hear some good news from him.

I understand how frustrating it can be, but they will take care of you. Moving all manufacturing from the other side of the world takes time. I also heard that the new company is trying to clean the imperfections from the mold as well as making the change in materiel.

[JASSAF]

................ I also heard that the new company is trying to clean the imperfections from the mold as well as making the change in materiel.

like i said before in my preview post (#22), it is a specific issue due to the reservoir design. The acrylic is a good a material, many blocks use the acrylic as covers. in my reservoir (TSUNAMI) tipo PEC, the pump MCP655 does not have rubber washer and when i touch the reservoir i can feel it vibrating.


EDIT:
In October a buyer warns of the damage. http://www.frozencpu.com/products/93...ml?id=tBGkBMqT .... "Typhoon III doesn''t leak, It cries!" . Product warranty is Primochill .... do not understand why BoxGods

[millertime359]

like i said before in my preview post (#22), it is a specific issue due to the reservoir design. The acrylic is a good a material, many blocks use the acrylic as covers. in my reservoir (TSUNAMI) tipo PEC, the pump MCP655 does not have rubber washer and when i touch the reservoir i can feel it vibrating.

I've also heard of acrylic covers cracking on blocks too. Infact, Swiftech also made a switch from acrylic in the GTX295 block.

Also, the cracks have been known about for a while, that is the reason for the change in manufacturing companies, and materiel. .

[JASSAF]

I've also heard of acrylic covers cracking on blocks too. Infact, Swiftech also made a switch from acrylic in the GTX295 block.

Also, the cracks have been known about for a while, that is the reason for the change in manufacturing companies, and materiel. .

Working acrylic instead of copper: the distance from free edge to the hole can not be equal or similar. I am not a designer, my profession is a doctor: but by logic I have deduced that there must be good wall thickness around the hole .... and in the case of tifffon: not only supports the weight of water, the weight of the pump, the vibration produced and also the strength of the screw: too many variables for a very thin wall.

by looking at the next picture, there plenty of room for a thicker wall in the place of damage.


I have reviewed several forums and the 99% of damage occurs in the same place, in this forum i found a report from kaytaro on 07/26/2009: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=476

deffinetly the cooling liquid is not the problem, the design is! and primochill as responsable has not made any announcements.



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[strike]

yeah ha!!!! thats the point !!

thanks JASSAF for explaining that problem
and that what i have on my T3
and it almost past 3 months that I´m not using my T3
still waiting waiting waiting.................

[Baulten]

For those of you who had the res crack: How long did it take? Mine's been going a month now and I have no signs of cracking, but I don't want to count my chickens before they hatch, or so to speak. I've been keeping a very close eye on it. There were no apparently cracks when it arrived (checked it over closely) and it seems to still be okay. It's obvious not EVERYONE who has the res has had it crack (or this thread would be much longer). I'm hoping I might have gotten lucky and got a good one.

[Moto450]

So far mine is not cracking and I check it over everyday now to get it before I have a mess. I did however put Felt Tabs on the bottom and sides of it to help Support and Stop Vibrations from cracking it so I guess time will tell it helps, but I know it can't hurt ( Crosses Fingers )