Well let me tell you my fears of inadequate flow are allayed. The Iwaki is unbelievable. Without a doubt this system will pump through three Storm Waterblocks without even noticing. I will have to dig out all my waterblocks and run 9 of them or something to diminish the flow...
3 Stroms ready for the test.
I hereby name thing I made, that monster of brass and acrylic: the Hydra
All ready for the plunge...needs H2O.
Did you know that in test of the electrical and thermal transfer properties of water they found Aquafina to be one of the best? I think Dasani will have to do tonight.
This is the big moment...
Here is another reason I love Thermochill radiators...the bleed screw. One of the "experts at XS forums wanted to know why I put the "drain" screw at the top..
A little air pressure immediately sends a spritz from the bleed hole on the rad...one down.
2.5 liters later
The Mean Well is putting out 21 Volts.
I made several videos of the action here and will post them in a bit..they are .MOV files and I hate QAuicktime so I will convert and attach in alittle while--it's worth watching
The video clips will tell the tale a bit better RE noise...it is a bit like being in a bait shop or something...
I have a seperate supply for the fans and it puts out 12-13 volts and runs everything wonderfully...thanks Duckie
There's the badboy...no clamp on the intake..none needed..that hose would have to be surgically removed...
The Mean Well makes a slight hum, but the pupm drowns it out...it also hase a green LED that is invisible under the flash...
So Far everything is a huge success.
Let me tell you if you want to pressure test some fittings just turn on an Iwaki... the hastily fitted Storm Waterblocks only have zip ties for sealing..and if I shut off the reutrn and leave the supply open I get serious leaks...like a laser thin stream that shoots acorss the room for instance
...no doubt every fitting and every block will have to be dead nuts with this much pressure.
So in short any doubts about whether the Iwaki can do the job can be pu to the side.
Next I need to actually use the cooler and see how it performs..and I have an idea about how to do that...
More in a bit...