Pump Controller

[rick5]

As I begin gathering info for my first Water Cooled build, I am overwhelmed with the different possibilities. However, one thing I noticed is a lack of pump speed controllers for all of the recommended pumps out there....The Laings and such. How does one control the speed? It seems fan controllers are to light duty to handle the power required for pumps. The fan controllers top out at 12watts most are down around 7. Alot of the pumps are 12 watts +. I'm not really looking for software controls...just something on the front panel where the speed can be adjusted or set to a temp probe.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[kerblammo]

I just got myself this pump

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-004-SW&groupid=701&catid=193&subcat=1042

And on the front of the pump there is an adjustable pump speed setting. But to configure it I would need to use a small flat headed screwdriver to make the nessercary adjustment. For getting some type of device to make easy access to change the speed then I think your out of luck as I never heard of it.

I suppose you could modify your case to be able to adjust the speed without removing the panel, like a small hole of sorts.

I'm new to the watercooling process myself and I know it can be a bit daunting. I wish you luck with yours!

 

[BillParrish]

hmmm, well new stuff comes out all the time but historically we dont vary the speed of the pump. Some do have a "speed setting" as mentioned above but its a set and forget thing. So the reason you did not find any pump speed controllers is there is no demand for such a thing. Having said that I am sure someone will dig up something off a dusty shelf somewhere or some shiny new German thing-a-ma-bob but in general we just adjust fan speed and let the pump pump.

 

[dmw5678]

Below is my combo -- I've used several Mcubed T-Balancer's to control pumps and fans within multiple pc's without any issues- The Koolance flow control is a bit overkill, but you will get a warning if the pump is offline and/or no water flow.


T-Balancer

Koolance flow meter

 

[rick5]

Thank you all very much. I have learned alot.

Thanks again,

R>

 

[Dew itt right]

Alot of pumps has a 3-pin fan connector and can be controlled with a fan speed controller. Just make sure the Wattage limit of the controller is greater than the Wattage of the pump...

 

[[Koolance] Dean]

We actually have two stand alone controllers, one with a digital display and one with just a turn knob. They control both the D5 and DDC

 

[BillParrish]

Help Help !! I am becoming obsolete.

 

[Dew itt right]

Help Help !! I am becoming obsolete.

I love the fact that different company and brand reps frequent [H] and offer more information on their parts directly to their clientele. I'm a noise freak and would have loved to have know a few weeks ago that these pump controllers existed. Thanks for the info...

 

[rick5]

Thanks Dean,

I've now looked at both of those controllers and they both look like good alternatives. And for anyone else interested, Innovatek has a full fledged controller as well, just like the Koolance item with the LED. However, it does cost over $200 per unit and I'm not certain if it works with other pumps.

Thanks,
Rick

 

[hotbrass]

I had a dTek db-1 on a sunbeam rheobus for some time, but eventually just plugged it straight in as I was running it full speed anyway. There really doesn't seem to be too much of a need to adjust pump speed. Even slowing it down doesn't change the noise profile that much. The majority of the noise is caused by vibration and that can be isolated with a piece of foam or a gel pad (you can find it at petra's tech shop).
http://www.petrastechshop.com/pegviabbl.html

If you stop the vibration from being transferred to the case, you can eliminate most or all of the audible noise, especially once you get the side panels back on.