Project: parallel HEX (completed!)

1) The collector is a huge mofo.
2) While it is huge, it certainly looks kickasstastic.
3) I want one.
4) Keep up the good work!
 
i guess i still dont see how you are guaranteeing yourself that the water level will ALWAYS be higher than the out ports at the top. Seeing as how there is only what looks like a few millimeters from the top of the rez.... Probably would have been safer to have the distribution ports at the bottom or middle.
 
GeeksFTW said:
i guess i still dont see how you are guaranteeing yourself that the water level will ALWAYS be higher than the out ports at the top. Seeing as how there is only what looks like a few millimeters from the top of the rez.... Probably would have been safer to have the distribution ports at the bottom or middle.
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The distribution IS at the bottom. This is the collector. Those six valves are the returns from the six cooling loops he is going to have. There are two outlets on the bottom that will be going to the rad(s) and then to the distribution hub posted earlier in the thread.

 
GeeksFTW, the problem of the water level is no longer an issue. The Sprite bottle I had used before was open/not sealed and had plenty of air in it, and I couldn't fill the water all the way up to the inlet ports because of the holes around the fittings. So the water level naturaly fell in the pipes to the level of the Sprite bottle.
In the case of the collector, the water is filled all the way up to the ports (fully sealed) to kill any bubbles from splashing. The water level is just above that, about 5mm of air space. When the pumps stop, the water level no longer drops. Another rule of water cooling that I have learned is that if you need air in your system (it's got to collect somewhere for bleeding) it has got to be at the highest point of the case.

uzor has been paying attention ;) the distributor is at a lower point than the collector. It's easy to mistake the collector as a distributor, but it wouldn't make a very good one! So GeeksFTW, you are correct but mistaken, if you know what I mean!
 
Here's a quick low light level image of the Collector lit up by a strip of UV LEDs underneath it. The LED placement will be completely different from that below, but I couldn't resist seeing what it looked like!

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Still can't get rid of those tiny bubbles stuck to the side of the acrylic tube, but they are going away slowly...
 
Great work! I have been following this project of yours, more so lately, and was wondering what kind of modifications you have done to those crossflow fans? (maybe a couple pics :) ) Do you have any kind of timeframe/target date that you are trying to get the case done for?

Again, great work, and hope the best as you move forward!
 
Mysterae said:
Another rule of water cooling that I have learned is that if you need air in your system (it's got to collect somewhere for bleeding) it has got to be at the highest point of the case.
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Only if your coolant is moving at a snail's pace.
 
Havoc501, the crossflow fans will be complete soon, once I start them! It's a very simple and cheap mod, just working out how to mount them.
I was aiming for the end of May but other things got in the way. So the target is now the end of June, barring any other distractions!

Thanks Johnboy12358, stay tuned for more!

thewhiteguy, why so?
 
Tap the side of the tubing and it should jar loose most of the bubbles stuck to the side. It wont get rid of all of them however, you just have to wait for that.
 
Mysterae said:
thewhiteguy, why so?
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The bouyancy of air is no where near enough to overcome the force of the flow of coolant. Air collects in the reservoir (whereever it is, even at the very bottom of the loop) because the water velocity is so much less there. There aren't any blocks on the market so large that air would be trapped in them. A heatercore with the fittings at the bottom may hold air at the top though.
 
Mysterae said:
Havoc501, the crossflow fans will be complete soon, once I start them! It's a very simple and cheap mod, just working out how to mount them.
I was aiming for the end of May but other things got in the way. So the target is now the end of June, barring any other distractions!
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Sounds like a plan!

Just curious.... how long is each side on the perimeter of the case? (roughly if you dont know off the top of your head) My friend and I have a little guessing game goin :p My guess was about 15 inches (38.1 cm).
 
Erasmus, tap tap tappin! They are going, but slowly. I think when I take it apart again I'll give the insides a good polish, see what happens.

DeathMan, pr0n for the jilted generation, and techie moms too!

Lazy_Moron, thanks and will do!

thewhiteguy, thanks for the explaination for a WC ex-noobie!

Havoc501, just for you and to settle your guessing game, here are the dimensions for the one rad set up that I am 99% sure I'm going for:

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The image above shows the revised HEX motherboard mount, because of the many folk that saw HEXC instead, that themark pointed out way back in post 76!. Plus I needed to beef it up a bit to take all the weight.

This mod has been going on for ages, and I'm going all out to complete it asap!
 
Dont rush it now :D

Im sure we will all like to see it finished in all of its glory.
 
I have been following this mod for a long time. Hows it going now, haven't seen a update in a while.
 
What's happening? Any updates Mysterae? We want to see that plex getting cut soon :D
 
I'm back!

Real sorry for not posting or anything, but I didn't have anything interesting to put up, so I just let it fall into the background. It was summer and I worked on other more pressing projects like my house and my sportscar (one of the fuel tanks needed replacing).

Once those were done, for some reason I just couldn't get back into this project. But my apathy has passed and I'm on the home stretch to having this complete!

So, time for an update:

The crossflow fans that I am using where not really visually appealing, so I decided I could do a better job - make them out of acrylic! Here's a pic of the original Cooler Master crossflow fan and all the acrylic parts I cut out, sanded and polished:

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I used acrylic tubing for the main housing and some 3mm thick flat acrylic for the air guides.

Here's what it looks like almost complete, it's just missing some mounting blocks so it can be attached to a side panel:

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Quite pleased with it, although the glueing could be better. Just got to finish off the other one, lots of sanding and polishing still to do:

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Thanks again for keeping the interest, I'll have more soon!
 
NIce to see ya..BACK IN DA HOUSE!!!...sitting in the stands..right behind the home team.. :eek: :D ;)
 
yay! an update! ive been following you since day 1, looking forward to a finish to this crazy cool mod
 
Sweet a update! I hope this isn't a random update and that you have started work again.
 
Yes indeed, I'm back and this time to the end!

I've confirmed the designs of the case, deciding on what parts will need fettling to fit and so on. So I should have some real meat as it were to show you soon. True I said that some months ago, but priorities do change sometimes!
 
0mega said:
Awesome :D

Pics of car?
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Ah, since you asked, I can't help myself :p It's a bit off topic tho'.

It's a 1990 Lotus Esprit SE
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Removing one of the fuel tanks:

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Now you see why I didn't get any work done on parallel HEX over the summer?

Let normal service commence!
 
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