So I look over at the front of my computer to see one of my Aquatubes looking like this:
(There's actually a tubemeter half way back that isn't even visible )
Crap, gotta take apart one of the loops and fix the problem. I'm using LOTS of AquaComputer's Glycol solution in my system, but apparently that isn't enough to keep all that corrosion from happening. My loop has Aluminum, Copper, and a large amount of Stainless Steel.
Anyway, when I got to the 8800 block, I popped it open to find this:
Aside from the large amount of corrosion and sludge buildup, the next thing I notice is the horrible machining job done in making these blocks.
Look at the material left over at the ends of the "channels":
The other end:
If you look at the top of the block (the delrin piece) it's just wide open over the core area, meaning most of the fluid is just going to flow right past the utterly pathetic channels cut into the core plate.
So, apparently $150 at DangerDen these days gets you a piece of junk hardly suitable as a paperweight. A shame too, since I really liked their blocks in the past:
So, anyone wanna trade their EK block for a nice, broken in DangerDen block? I'll clean it off I promise!
We'll see how the inside of my radiator fared when I get to that.
(There's actually a tubemeter half way back that isn't even visible )
Crap, gotta take apart one of the loops and fix the problem. I'm using LOTS of AquaComputer's Glycol solution in my system, but apparently that isn't enough to keep all that corrosion from happening. My loop has Aluminum, Copper, and a large amount of Stainless Steel.
Anyway, when I got to the 8800 block, I popped it open to find this:
Aside from the large amount of corrosion and sludge buildup, the next thing I notice is the horrible machining job done in making these blocks.
Look at the material left over at the ends of the "channels":
The other end:
If you look at the top of the block (the delrin piece) it's just wide open over the core area, meaning most of the fluid is just going to flow right past the utterly pathetic channels cut into the core plate.
So, apparently $150 at DangerDen these days gets you a piece of junk hardly suitable as a paperweight. A shame too, since I really liked their blocks in the past:
So, anyone wanna trade their EK block for a nice, broken in DangerDen block? I'll clean it off I promise!
We'll see how the inside of my radiator fared when I get to that.