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So, after browsing through the phase change section and pondering for a bit I have come up with this maybe not so crazy idea that might work, please refer to this little pic I sketched up:
1) You take an aftermarket heat sink with heat pipes
2) Cut the ends of all the heat pipes
3) Cut the appropriate length of copper tubing and solder it all together, so you have one long continuous coil going through the heat sink with an end open at each side.
4) Solder each end in line with that pipe that gets really could on an A/c unit.
5) Recharge the A/c unit.
My questions are, would this be possible & how well would it actually work? The only problem I can think of would be condensation, but I'm sure that could be taken care of with a little more brainstorming.
What are your thoughts OCN?
Edit: I also realize this is very similar to using a waterblock, since there is a lot more surface area being cooled on this take of the idea, I believe it will cool more efficiently.

1) You take an aftermarket heat sink with heat pipes
2) Cut the ends of all the heat pipes
3) Cut the appropriate length of copper tubing and solder it all together, so you have one long continuous coil going through the heat sink with an end open at each side.
4) Solder each end in line with that pipe that gets really could on an A/c unit.
5) Recharge the A/c unit.
My questions are, would this be possible & how well would it actually work? The only problem I can think of would be condensation, but I'm sure that could be taken care of with a little more brainstorming.
What are your thoughts OCN?
Edit: I also realize this is very similar to using a waterblock, since there is a lot more surface area being cooled on this take of the idea, I believe it will cool more efficiently.