Project: PrometheusCu

Langer said:
I seem to recall a buddy of mine having a full blown turbine desoldering station.
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I tried..

2 kinds of flux:
-acid flux
-acid free flux

6 different kinds of solder:
-lead
-silver
-tin
-rosnin core
-flux core
-chip quick.

5 soldering irons:
40Watt Weller pencil iron (SP40LK)
50Watt Weller temp controlled station (WES51)
260Watt Weller gun (D550)
40Watt Weller SMT station (WD2000M)
20Watt radioshack cheapo

1 clothes iron

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My 260Watt soldering gun got up to ~910deg F and that didn't cut it.
Solder normally melts between 400deg F and 800deg F.
The butane soldering torch iron got red hot... 2200deg F

Failing all else the Dremel spins diamonds at 30,000RPM <--- I try this tomorrow

Then if all else fails - new mobo, leave the plugs in place, just solder the wires to the bottom of the board.
 
The problem is 3 fold.

1. The board has 7+ layers, the solder has stuck to each of them - and it's very hard to reheat all the layers evenly to get the pins out
2. Because of the size of the board and ASUS's "Stack Cool" technology (an extra layer in the board made from a sheet of copper to help dissipate heat) the board just dissipates the heat across it's surface.
3. Due to new RoHS compliance the board is made from Lead-Free solder which melts at ~1000deg F when applied with the wave soldering method (normal solder melts between 400deg F and 800deg F)



My solution:
I'm just going to get a new board and leave the plugs in place. If I had of left the plugs in place from the get-to I wouldn't have had any problems at all. Serves me right... but to be honest I never would have foreseen such problems.
 
I went to Lee Valley Tools today.
Among other things I got this.

A 10LB BOX OF SAND PAPER FOR $15.00CAD!
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Everything from 20gritt to 2000gritt.
Quite the amazing deal.

The soldering torch set I got today is much like this one.
 
Ahh Lee Valley, awesome store with awesome prices. I get my 1 1/2" belts from there. They seem to be one of the very few places that carry 1200 grit, leather and blue zirconia belts.
 
Damn, 20grit?
That's like gravel and glue on some paper, I have 60 grit on a Delta belt/disc sander and it'll grind 2x4" when I get bored.

That's a damn good deal though. :D

Amazing mod, sucks about your mobo though.
 
You can see the 20grit stuff bottom-right (its a redish colour)

The board still works the only reason I'm going to replace it is because the ATX connector is all chewed up and I can't remove it.

I attacked the plug with a pair of needle nose pliers in an attempt to pull the pins while heating from the back... no dice.
 
beastly indeed...wish I could afford 6 of those for my system. It's ridiculous that we have had this technology for so long and yet it is just becoming "affordable" for desktop pcs. Maybe in a year it'll be a different story. I certainly hope my next build will feature SSDs.
 
Were I buying a SSD I'd get a Samsung... just cause all the others are... well, ugly. Call me shallow, but when I spend $600+ on something I expect it to look slick.
 
Considering I got all for drives for about $800... I'll stick with G.Skill thanks.... I'm going to mod them anyway.



Another delivery.

Switches:
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wow those are nice looking switch
but what are they for? :D
i just wish i have one of those SSD :p
 
i love bulgin vandal switches..... so cool. the best 25$ ive ever spent on a case mod IMO
over priced as hell, but worth it! did you get them for cheap somewhere? id buy a few more for later mods.

what color is the big one?
 
No mate no special deals, the switches were $147 shipped.

The Large switch is orange as well, and it will be for power
The small ones will be for the DVDRW eject, reset, pico power, firewall power, and main lighting power.
 
matrix563 said:
how do u wire the button to eject the dvd rw?
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If I'm not mistaken, you just tap into the power switch on the front of the drive by soldering the wires to the legs of the switch and run the wire externally to wherever you would like the new switch...
any momentary switch will do, but Bulgin switches are the best if you ask me.



Hey Langer... everything is coming along great :)
I love the torch kit, I need one of those... and those SSDs are nice...
can't wait to see what's next ;)
 
Langer I have been following your work for about the past month straight. (My girl actually gets pissed when I click on your bookmark in Firefox). This build is actually one of the main reason I signed up for this website (non withstanding the great articles). I am going to be looking to do my first watercooling system shortly and hope to base some of the components and setup off of your example.

Keep posting because god knows if I don't see this mod completed I will be worse than a woman PMS'in :)
 
Quick drop in:

I'm headed north for x-mas some what unexpectedly.

My grandfather is due to pass-on any day now and I'd like to see him one last time, so I'll be gone until the 30th.

Solong folks. Have a very merry christmas.
 
Langer said:
Quick drop in:

I'm headed north for x-mas some what unexpectedly.

My grandfather is due to pass-on any day now and I'd like to see him one last time, so I'll be gone until the 30th.

Solong folks. Have a very merry christmas.
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Sorry to hear about your troubles. I think that I speak for the entire forum and wish you and your family a painless process over the holiday season. Merry Christmas to you Langer and your family.
 
I second the comments from Whoodie... Merry Christmas... and hopes that your new year brings great things.

Sorry for the later post... but consider it retroactive.
 
Langer said:
Quick drop in:

I'm headed north for x-mas some what unexpectedly.

My grandfather is due to pass-on any day now and I'd like to see him one last time, so I'll be gone until the 30th.

Solong folks. Have a very merry christmas.
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That sucks Langer, take your time mate, I had to do the same thing just over a year ago with my gran (I'm glad I saw her).

+2 what Whoodie said.
 
Thanks a lot folks! I appreciate all the very kind words of support.

My Grandpa is still kicking, even the doctors say he should be in the Guinness book.

About 15yrs ago he was diagnosed with a severe form of Alzheimer's called Picks(sp?). At this point in time he is all but completely brain dead.

He's been in intensive care at a psychiatric hospital for the past few years.
Last year before Christmas we decided not to replace his pace-maker battery - and we were told that once the battery dies so would he... that battery died a year ago now and he's still fighting.

Seeing him now was heartbreaking to say the least. He is on a morphine drip to stay off the pain, he's on oxygen because his lungs are dieing, and he's bed ridden with a 24hr nurse.

He has an average heartbeat of about ~20BPM!!! and is still kicking.

He's always been one of the toughest SOB's I've ever met, and even in the final moments of his life that stands true.

I'm very happy to have seen him one last time - as it's only a matter of time now.
By all medical definitions he should have passed over a year ago, recently he took a turn for the worse and was given only a few days... and now it's nothing short of miraculous that he's still with us.
 
You sir are a master craftsman. Kudos to your skill and imagination. Can't wait for the final product.
 
Thank you very much guys.

I came back from by brief 'holiday' to have this baby waiting for me:

A custom PrometheusCU edition Watercool Heatkiller rev3.0... and DAMN!!! this block is a work of art - the internals alone are dead nuts perfect.

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More soon, I'm just getting back into the groove of things on my end.
 
Damn this build is sick! Keep up the good work and cant wait for the final results. also sorry to hear about your grandfather. I kind of know what your feeling. I lost both of my grandparents years ago within 1 year of eachother. unfortunately it was pretty much a sudden more natural death for them. I always think to myself that I wish I could have seen them more or just before they passed.

Anyway, keep up the great work and will be watching for more results!
 
Just started reading this. Is an awesome build, cant wait to see how it turns out. Good luck man.
 
Wow...how heavy will the case be after everything is all said and done?
 
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