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Originally Posted by Radwen
Success.
Resinite film wasn't good though .. now my power supply is in a coleman cooler box beside my pc ..
I need a better set up ..
ill be testing for stability with prime95 ..to see if all voltage regulations are going well.
You guys have any tips on how I should Build a leak proof case for my psu, so that It doesn't have to be outside my case ?
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I don't no much about leak proofing but my best guess would be to make a metal box for it, I'd say aluminum sheet metal (much like an oil tank for a bike) and cut a hole out for the leads out, now to leak proof where the leads come out I say coat the leads in duct tape/or tubing, then cut out some roofing felt to the shape (a couple of them like 2 each side) and use roof tar with it and layer it like a sandwich on both side, and go around the edges with a sealant maybe silicone/epoxy…I've felted a few roofs before and felt is soft/flexible, but with tar it can be very water tight…
Only issues with the above is tar/felt smells for quite some time
And would add weight to the psu, especially with a metal box
That and making the box above would need a mig welder of some kind.
(plus tar when warmed up can go soft and alter its shape, like melt/reset, melt/reset each time its heated up so could lose it leak proofing properties.
Second option would be plastic, measure your psu and add a few cm's to the measurement templates (for when you join them) and melt the plastic together,
It'll be more water tight then gluing and reinforce all the joins with epoxy resin
Using some kind of sealant like silicone around the lead out hole (basic same method above) but using tubing around the leads out like a rubber ring and seal around it (by the plastic) with epoxy resin first and sealant after …
Issues, which this option is it'll add to the size of the psu in general, and against a metal case, could wear away if removed often, and make sure you use a thick plastic (not a lunch box or anything thin)
But the second option is the best in my view, but I've never had to build a psu leak proof case before so I'd ask someone with more experience first
hope this gives you some idea(s)
EDIT: like sideburns and aucher say cooling is an issue,but copper (solid) is expensive to my knowledge,but copper piping (as used in centeral heating) isn't so if you cut circle holes to the size of the tubing and put it in contact with the psu and either (depending on option) weld or glue/seal around it,it would act like heatsinks,i think/guess) and you could add as many as you could each side (dont have to be long),you'd have to seal the end, welding would be ideal,but sealing would work ok i guess.
