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 Pro/Mini - The Uber LAN Box
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Date Posted: Feb 2 2001
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Author: Joe
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Posting Type: Article
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Category: ProCooling Projects
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Page: 5 of 10
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Pro/Mini - The Uber LAN Box By: Joe
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Pro/Mini - The Uber Lan Box - Day 5
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Getting this mutha underway! Plumbing/Electrical
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Attaching the Res. Tank to the case
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Now that the Res. Tank was dry and all ready to be mounted ... I mounted it to the case :)
as you can see in the pic, its a tight fit, but worked perfectly! Now you can see how the coolant lines run down the back of the drive cage. I secured the top fill part with a generous use of Plumbers Goop. this creates a water tight seal for the fill cap and also makes it VERY well anchored.
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Is there a plumber in the house?
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In the pic you can see how this entire coolant system is nicely hid behind the duct. The pump is in there some where.
I am using all soft 3/8"ID silicone hose for this machine that I bought from McMaster.com
The final pump isn't in the pic as I was still waiting on it to get in. So I was testing with an extra one I had laying around.
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Ahhh Yes.. the Quick Fittings. This was something I first used in DH3. this will give me the ability to swap Mobo's without even touching the cooling system.
Just wait till you see me change a machine from a Intel to an AMD CPU AT a LAN! and have it done in a few min., and when it powers up it will be pelt/water cooled. How many machines can do that?
I used plastic hose barbs on the quick releases to save on weight and expense, they aren't in a real stress prone area so I am not worried.
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And that's basically what the cooling system looks like. Not much to see eh? That's the point.
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Instead of Duct tape I used wire bundle holders :) these will keep the fittings VERY well anchored and easy to work with. I re-enforced the clamps on the case bottom with Goop to make sure they don't release from the bottom of the case on the way from to a LAN.
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OK ... well maybe an electrician?
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Balls = Ripping your 160$ 650watt PSU apart before ever fire'n it up.
Well as you can see, I did, and didnt think twice bout it. All to power the pump.
I wanted the pump to run any time the power switch is turned on on the back of the PSU.
First - Cut the AC mains right after the switch
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All I did was add a section of the Pump plug wire to the AC leads and soldered it all back together. This way once the switch was turned on on the PSU the pump would run. this eliminated the chance the pump would not be running when the pelt was active. I didn't run this to the Pump until the next day.
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