Teh Uber L33t Aqua-Computer Thread :)

[Top Nurse]

I always would rather send something like this to get fixed, you sit on the problem and by the time you figure something out or fix it you could have sent it to germany for $25.00 and get it done by people that actually know what they are doing and back in you hands, all within a week. Even if someone i built a computer for had a problem ( aquaero dies / resistor problems on the aquastream controller ) i would not send it to anyone in the U.S. unless they were fully authorized by AC IMHO. That would be great burn a copy of the firmware and tell everyone what your doing while chris and sebastian from AC look at this thread from time to time. I dont want my name or user name anywhere near something like that.

Actually I tried to flash that unit myself and through a simple process of elimination I determined that the problem was not software or firmware in origin and it took all of about 30 minutes of my time. Then I let R1ckCa1n and Sharka know what it was. Sharka suggested that they send it to Germany and I told R1ckCa1n how it could probably be fixed in short order. I was right and R1ck now has a nice Aquaero with V4 firmware chugging along happily in his box right now. It didn't need to travel thousands of miles by air and lots of $$ later to be returned for a simple fix.

There is absolutely nothing illegal in making a backup copy of firmware for the purpose of which I stated. So who really cares who is listening in to this conversation? I have a nice EPROM burner that does all kinds of interesting things and I put it to good use. I have a lot of very expensive hardware hanging around that I want to be able to service myself. Making a copy of firmware is simply a last resort to me because I would rather send my unit over to a USA dealer or their representative and have them take care of the problem. Besides the firmware is readily and publicly available. The only thing different that I am proposing is to use an instrument (i.e. eprom tools and software) to facillitate what I already know how to do. And as far as SMD components go anyone with a decent hand and a good eye can discern how to fix simple problems with a SMD gun.

My personal opinion is that A-C dealers who are a long ways from Germany should just get the factory to send them a 20% addition to their electronic components and let them take the risk of fixing their own stuff and leave the factory totally out of the picture except for those problems that are obviously QC in nature that they need to be informed about.

 

[Top Nurse]

I placed my order at 2:29 AM Eastern for a aquagra 6800, along with 6 other items, I wonder if wes will let me get that aquagra if i ordered bundle

I think your stuff is on it's way.

 

[Aviddigi]

Actually I tried to flash that unit myself and through a simple process of elimination I determined that the problem was not software or firmware in origin and it took all of about 30 minutes of my time. Then I let R1ckCa1n and Sharka know what it was. Sharka suggested that they send it to Germany and I told R1ckCa1n how it could probably be fixed in short order. I was right and R1ck now has a nice Aquaero with V4 firmware chugging along happily in his box right now. It didn't need to travel thousands of miles by air and lots of $$ later to be returned for a simple fix.

There is absolutely nothing illegal in making a backup copy of firmware for the purpose of which I stated. So who really cares who is listening in to this conversation? I have a nice EPROM burner that does all kinds of interesting things and I put it to good use. I have a lot of very expensive hardware hanging around that I want to be able to service myself. Making a copy of firmware is simply a last resort to me because I would rather send my unit over to a USA dealer or their representative and have them take care of the problem. Besides the firmware is readily and publicly available. The only thing different that I am proposing is to use an instrument (i.e. eprom tools and software) to facillitate what I already know how to do. And as far as SMD components go anyone with a decent hand and a good eye can discern how to fix simple problems with a SMD gun.

My personal opinion is that A-C dealers who are a long ways from Germany should just get the factory to send them a 20% addition to their electronic components and let them take the risk of fixing their own stuff and leave the factory totally out of the picture except for those problems that are obviously QC in nature that they need to be informed about.

Lots of money to send something to germany is $25.00, though im strapped and that is alot to me i would still do it and always will. AC dealers rise and fall as we have all seen, i get my stuff from the source and occasionally get hooked up, so if that means i get some bad parts or i mess something up all on my own im glad i dont have to keep defective parts around for along time. Believe me i have sent more stuff over then anyone here and would love for there to be a closer place but its not going to happen. Also the firmware is free and you can smd this smd that but it will never be done by someone at AC. Im not going to trust anything else with my $800.00 CPU my $1000.00 in Video cards IMHO.

 

[R1ckCa1n]

Lots of money to send something to germany is $25.00, though im strapped and that is alot to me i would still do it and always will. AC dealers rise and fall as we have all seen, i get my stuff from the source and occasionally get hooked up, so if that means i get some bad parts or i mess something up all on my own im glad i dont have to keep defective parts around for along time. Believe me i have sent more stuff over then anyone here and would love for there to be a closer place but its not going to happen. Also the firmware is free and you can smd this smd that but it will never be done by someone at AC. Im not going to trust anything else with my $800.00 CPU my $1000.00 in Video cards IMHO.

Don't take offense to what we did Aviddigi. Me and Wes agreed that since the problem was from the factory, he would replace it if the "fix" didn't work. I took the risk, and was willing to deal with the outcome.

What ended up happening is this was a "reworked" board. Meaning it didn't pass QC the first time and had to be fixed at the factory. There is nothing wrong with this but someone got lazy with the soldiering iron and bridged two connections on the SET/MODE button traces, causing the unit to never flash. I simply "removed" the bridge and the unit works perfect. I am flashed to the most current version and all is well. It was much easier than dealing with RMA'ing the unit back to Germany, regardless of cost.

 

[Top Nurse]

...Also the firmware is free and you can smd this smd that but it will never be done by someone at AC. Im not going to trust anything else with my $800.00 CPU my $1000.00 in Video cards IMHO.

Well I wouldn't trust my $800 CPU with anyone else besides AMD, but we are talking about a simple temp sensor and motion control device, not a piece of rocket science. I gather you are not one of those enterprising souls that is willing to mod their VGA card hardware.

Hmmm.... do you know what a SMD is? As far as the SMD goes how do you think A-C would have fixed it? Do you think they throw it away and send people a new one? Well to each his own as I always say

 

[Aviddigi]

Well I wouldn't trust my $800 CPU with anyone else besides AMD, but we are talking about a simple temp sensor and motion control device, not a piece of rocket science. I gather you are not one of those enterprising souls that is willing to mod their VGA card hardware.

Hmmm.... do you know what a SMD is? As far as the SMD goes how do you think A-C would have fixed it? Do you think they throw it away and send people a new one? Well to each his own as I always say

Well since i have sent three already and they have always sent new ones back to me so maybe they do throw them away. As for SMD ( surface mount device if you didnt know ) i was pararesuce in the United state air force for four years, that means pick up downed pilots in occupied territory and know how to operate and fix every type of radio system in the western hemisphere plus be a gun slinging EMT. Also what does enterprising souls have to do with modding anything. I have never seen one post of a modded anything from Top Nurse ( koolance does not count ), so you can be cool and smart i will stick with my warranty plan

EDIT: I would get a restraining order for my aquaero if i saw you with a soldering iron LOL
And fixing these things for yourself is cool more power to you rickcain, you know me man lol ( matching his and her AC computers )
But saying your going to fix everyones problems because someone does not like AC's business practices is under minding them and the customers that buy AC gear.

 

[R1ckCa1n]

Well since i have sent three already and they have always sent new ones back to me so maybe they do throw them away.

I can show you the splatter marks and misaligned SMT resistors if you like. The other clue is my board is serial number 1040, which is far from the 1700 series boards the rest of the order included. Reworking is not a bad thing as long as it is done right.

EDIT: I would get a restraining order for my aquaero if i saw you with a soldering iron LOL

Disclaimer: no soldering irons where used or harmed while fixing the Aquaero. Just a simple exacto knife.

And fixing these things for yourself is cool more power to you rickcain, you know me man lol but saying your going to fix everyones because someone does not like AC's business practices is under minding them and the customers that buy AC gear.

It has nothing to do with AC's return policy. I was more than willing to send it in. As a matter of fact I felt secure buying from Sharka because Wes will stand behind the products he sells. He was going to give me a new one and not sell it just so I could have a working unit. But, if there is a way to fix something as simple as a bridged connection, I feel it should be done. Lastly, I would never touch anyone else's equipment. Even though TN was willing to give it a try, she was hesitant. But at the end of the day, if I killed it by working on it, I just buy a new one!


edit: anyone got a link or can email me Aquasuite Beta4? I want to get Samarize working.....

 

[Aviddigi]

Read my edit though man, i still have much luv for ya and im glad you got it worked out.LOL





EDIT : No you were

 

[R1ckCa1n]

Read my edit though man, i still have much luv for ya and im glad you got it worked out.LOL

Nice that we were editing while reading! hehe

 

[Shoggy]

edit: anyone got a link or can email me Aquasuite Beta4? I want to get Samarize working.....

aquasuite BETA 4.1

 

[R1ckCa1n]

aquasuite BETA 4.1

I wanna kiss you! well sorta

 

[Top Nurse]

Well since i have sent three already and they have always sent new ones back to me so maybe they do throw them away. As for SMD ( surface mount device if you didnt know ) i was pararesuce in the United state air force for four years, that means pick up downed pilots in occupied territory and know how to operate and fix every type of radio system in the western hemisphere plus be a gun slinging EMT. Also what does enterprising souls have to do with modding anything. I have never seen one post of a modded anything from Top Nurse ( koolance does not count ), so you can be cool and smart i will stick with my warranty plan.

EDIT: I would get a restraining order for my aquaero if i saw you with a soldering iron LOL
And fixing these things for yourself is cool more power to you rickcain, you know me man lol ( matching his and her AC computers )
But saying your going to fix everyones problems because someone does not like AC's business practices is under minding them and the customers that buy AC gear.

I think what undermines consumer confidence is when people have 3 Aquaero's? go down and each one needs to be sent 1/2 way around the world to fix. Just out of curiosity what were the serial numbers on the ones you had to send back? R1ckCa1n's unit was way out of the current serial number sequence. That suggests to me that his Aquaero sat around a while before it was sold or it was returned to A-C who replaced it with a new unit and threw it in their re-work box. Probably when there was enough to make it worth while they sat down and figured what was wrong, fixed it, and sent it out again. Now how else do you explain that his unit had obviously been re-worked? Well perhaps it was because this board had a SMD component that was sitting cockeyed and there was a big glob of solder bridging two components right off the set/mode switching circuitry. Then again perhaps it was the bunch of solder flux that was still left on the board around the area they worked on. In any case it should be obvious that A-C sells re-worked boards. Now that don't mean diddly to me as I personally would rather have a "properly re-worked" board over a new one because the re-worked ones usually work because they have been tested. Now why this one wasn't tested is something we will never know.

While we are on the subject of electronics all I can say is that I was 12 years old when I built my first crystal radio, 14 when I built my first SW receiver, and when I was 17 I built a TV. Somewhere along the line I managed to pick up a few years of electronics and my first computer mod was an Atari 400 that I modded to be able to run a 5.25" floppy drive and rigged it to be able to copy the Atari game roms over to a floppy (BTW, that wasn't illegal then). I think that little love bug had a whopping 16K of ram and a membrane keyboard. I was in love when I could finally afford an Atari 800 and the Apple II shortly thereafter. So please don't tell me about modding computers! This stuff most people call modding is mostly window dressing to me. For the longest time I couldn't see the point in putting a window on a computer because I was into mine so often that I didn't even bother putting the sides on...besides they run and look cooler IMHO

So just because I happen to be a registered nurse doesn't mean I have always been a nurse much the same as you being a gun slinging EMT doesn't make you a war mongling merc when you could very well be almost out of medical school. BTW, how about doing ambulance driving work or some hospitals have what they call PCT's (patient care techs) that are between a aide and a nurse. A lot of the bigger hospitals will give military trained EMT's a break if they are in need.

 

[Top Nurse]

...Even though TN was willing to give it a try, she was hesitant. But at the end of the day, if I killed it by working on it, I just buy a new one...

Only because I didn't have a SMD gun and I like to have the right equipment when I work on circuits like that especially when they belong to someone other than me. However, if it had been my board we would never even of had this conversation because I would have borrowed one and it would have been already done. I of course would have sent pics to Sharka and A-C just so that they knew they had a QC problem that needed to be addressed. But since Sebastian and Chris supposedly cruise this forum then we don't even need to bother with that at this point right?

 

[Aviddigi]

Well you figure my bad luck x3 and cain's i dont think its a huge issue or QA problem. It would have been posted in other forums or AC's forum. As for the EMT, i decided when i got out i wanted nothing to do with it and the next time i wanted to see a doctor is before i die so maybe he/she can help me out and if you dont have a degree or cert's that cary over well your SOL.
Im glad you had so much time in your life to mod atari's etc. i was less fourtunet and had to use legos and an old erector set so if your electronic and water cooling wisdom is over my head and i cant keep up, i apologize immensely

 

[Top Nurse]

Well you figure my bad luck x3 and cain's i dont think its a huge issue or QA problem. It would have been posted in other forums or AC's forum. As for the EMT, i decided when i got out i wanted nothing to do with it and the next time i wanted to see a doctor is before i die so maybe he/she can help me out and if you dont have a degree or cert's that cary over well your SOL.
Im glad you had so much time in your life to mod atari's etc. i was less fourtunet and had to use legos and an old erector set so if your electronic and water cooling wisdom is over my head and i cant keep up, i apologize immensely

Who knows as I have noticed that the Aquaero forum is really busy. I don't read German well enough to know what is going on there.

I had a friend that I went through RN school with and they started him into the 3rd semester of a 4 semester program at a local community college. I think he told me that they credited his EMT military time as equivalent to a LVN. So he only had to do a few prerequisites involving some AA degree requirements and was off and running as a RN. Now he makes the big bucks as a nurse practioner in an ED.

Actually I didn't have any errector sets because at that point in my life I was still playing with barbie dolls. And when I was doing Atari's they were state-of-the-art lol and I was out of school for many years. When I was going to HS the Trash-80's were the queen bee's. Please don't take me being as old as the hills as being a put down because it was not meant that way. Just because I have been modding computers for a long time doesn't mean that I am any better than you nor does it make for you knowing any less than me as well. It was just mentioned because you hadn't seen any mods I have done. If it wouldn't have been for all this silly Aqua Computer supply issues you would have probably never heard from me as I don't usually need a lot of help. I can usually just figure out what will work the best and inherrently do it. Guess it is my daddy's engineering influence rolling off on me. lol I build computers for relaxation from dealing with other peoples life and death issues while at work.

 

[R1ckCa1n]

Lets not let this get ugly folks. I was only posting it flashed because it was fixable. BTW: Here is a picture of where the problem was. I simply cut the bridge with a sharp exacto and she started to flash!!!!!!

Now if I could only figure out how to program the XML output from Aquasuite so it can be read with Samurize. Actually it is getting Samurize to read the XML output from Aquasuite.

 

[Top Nurse]

Okay I'm a dork, an Aqua Computer nerd, and a wicked modifier of all things electronic

So back on topic:

The rep from Noritake called me while I was out today so I will give him a jingle tomorrow and see if we can get these Aquaero LT's to turn into Aquaero VFD's for a reasonable price. I haven't heard back from Crystal Fontz (CF) yet, but that is just something to help people who want a really cheap Aquaero with a CF LCD.

After seeing the AquaSuite control software I might even be willing to sell my VFD unit to someone who has a LCD unit that wants to UG! I can see myself spending a lot more time getting things the way I want while working on my computer than having to get down on my hands and knees to push buttons lol

 

[Top Nurse]

Greetings most exalted ones...

It seems that Sharka Corp is getting ready to place another big Aqua Computer order again this weekend. It's a holiday over there now and it is a holiday here on Monday, but Wes said he intends to place his order so they start working on it first thing Monday. Shipment out of Austria is expected towards the end of next week sometime. So this stuff will be showing up the week of June 6th or earlier I think the Evo 240's, Cuplex Pro's, more hard drive coolers, Airplex Evo external mounts and docking modules, Winkeladapters, more 800/850 and 6800 rev 2 VGA coolers along with copper core inserts, more Aquaero's and associated parts, another case or two of fluids, another 50 lbs of fittings, and Wes only knows what else.

I think this is the 3rd order going in to Aqua Computer in less than 5 weeks and they appear to be shipping close to 95% of what is ordered, except our Silver XT's So all that baloney you heard about Aqua Computer having bad deliveries appears to be just hot air coming from certain parties that also appear to have their own bigger problems from cruising their forum lately.

So if you want anything special that isn't in stock this is the time to step up and be counted

 

[modsquad2]

Greetings most exalted ones...

It seems that Sharka Corp is getting ready to place another big Aqua Computer order again this weekend. It's a holiday over there now and it is a holiday here on Monday, but Wes said he intends to place his order so they start working on it first thing Monday. Shipment out of Austria is expected towards the end of next week sometime. So this stuff will be showing up the week of June 6th or earlier I think the Evo 240's, Cuplex Pro's, more hard drive coolers, Airplex Evo external mounts and docking modules, Winkeladapters, more 800/850 and 6800 rev 2 VGA coolers along with copper core inserts, more Aquaero's and associated parts, another case or two of fluids, another 50 lbs of fittings, and Wes only knows what else.

I think this is the 3rd order going in to Aqua Computer in less than 5 weeks and they appear to be shipping close to 95% of what is ordered, except our Silver XT's So all that baloney you heard about Aqua Computer having bad deliveries appears to be just hot air coming from certain parties that also appear to have their own bigger problems from cruising their forum lately.

So if you want anything special that isn't in stock this is the time to step up and be counted

I received my last Shark-order yesterday. When I placed the order about two weeks ago (it was a preorder), I asked about some odds/ends in the checkout "comments" section and then again yesterday via email...But alas no reply..
The Shark and myself don't seem to be on the same page..

 

[CAD OC'er]

I received my last Shark-order yesterday. When I placed the order about two weeks ago (it was a preorder), I asked about some odds/ends in the checkout "comments" section and then again yesterday via email...But alas no reply..
The Shark and myself don't seem to be on the same page..

I have the same problem, I quess your supposed to call their number to get results...

 

[WarlordBB]

I had the exact opposite experience. I placed my pre-order last week and followed up with some emails. Wes called me on Wednesday and said he was about to ship my order and wanted to know if I had any changes, which I did. Just got them today along with some other goodies from other places (which I would have ordered from Sharka if they carried it).

I'm very pleased with my few dealings I've had with Sharka.

I'm hoping I didn't mess up by not going 100% Aqua-Computer. I might get there eventually but I _really_ wanted to test the DDC. I'm pretty sure I'll be moving to a Aquatube but I'm still in the testing phase and don't expect it to have an impact on performance, just aesthetics.

The Swifty radiator was chosen strictly as a temporary solution until I get a 2fresh rad or similar. Still not 100% decided and some of it will depend on what I can fit into my all acrylic case.

I especially hope that going from 1/4" to/from my block to 3/8" to my pump/rad/res doesn't cause any problems. I decided to go with the 1/4" to 3/8" compression fitting to accomplish the conversion and I'm planning to use compression fittings everywhere I can.

Thoughts/suggestions welcomed.

Here's some pics for ya:

I really like the Tygon tubing. I'd only worked with the stuff they send you with Swifty kits before and I like the Tygon _much_ better. Just FYI, Performance-PCs still needs to learn a thing or two about tubing. Their site lists the specs for their 3/8" Tygon incorrectly. It says it's 3/8" ID and 1/2" OD. Nope, it's 5/8" OD which doesn't work at all with compression fittings. When I called them about it, they said Tygon doesn't make 1/16" walled tubing. Wrong again. Not just dumping on them, I've ordered from them a lot and will do so again, just not tubing .

Anyone need 15' of 3/8" ID 5/8" OD Tygon tubing _real_ cheap

 

[WarlordBB]

BTW, now that I _finally_ have an awesome AC block in my hands, I wanted to send a public "thank you" out to Top Nurse.

"Thanks Top Nurse"



Love her or hate her, she's been largely responsible for the fact that I can now order Aqua Computer parts AS STOCK ITEMS!

And she's a her to boot... gotta love that!

(Disclaimer: Any sexist implication in the above post are strictly coincidental and are not necessarily the opinions of management.)

 

[modsquad2]

I spoke to soon. I just got a email from Wes and he is "on top of things"...I am a happy man.

 

[Zxcs]

Wow nice setup Warlord. That block is just sooooo damn nice.. It makes me contemplate draining my system to fit one in...

 

[Top Nurse]

I have the same problem, I quess your supposed to call their number to get results...

What info did you want?

If it is about an 1800 rad then I can explain what the deal is. IT-Trade says it weighs like 15-20 Kg and other people are reporting it as a different weight so until he can actually get the dang thing and weigh it it is hard to price it. Especially if he brings it in as a special order type thing where it isn't shipped through his customs broker.

If it is something else please PM me and I will try and see if I can light a fire under their butt. BTW, they say they are getting about 15-20 e-mails a day asking for special order stuff so it isn't likely to get a return answer within 24 hours. They often have to check stock at IT-Trade or get availability as IT-Trade doesn't always have every single item in stock before they can give a firm answer.

 

[WarlordBB]

Alright, someone help a newb out. I got my Cuplex XT (A64 ver.) and it came with some mounting parts but no instructions (even though the box says to read the instructions before installing ).

So, I've got:

2 very long screws
2 very long threaded posts with a nut close to one end
2 springs
2 circlular threaded washer type thingies
6 plastic washers
2 nuts that fit both screws and threaded posts

I figured out that I'm either supposed to use the screws or the threaded posts, one or the other (duh) because my MSI K8N Neo2 only has two screw holes (yes, I did figure out I had to remove the plastic heatsink mounting bracket).

I _think_ I'm supposed to screw the threaded posts into my MB nut side first (maybe use two washers here). This will leave a long threaded post sticking up from my MB. Then I think I slide my beautiful Cuplex onto the threaded posts. Then I think I put two more washers on. Then I think I _supposed_ to be able to slide the springs on and hold them down whilst I screw on the circular washer type thingies.

That's where I'm confused. I think I can accomplish that but to do so I'm going to have to compress the $#@!& outta those springs, like 50% or more. I don't have a problem with that but before I risk mashing my heat spreader through my motherboard, I'd like to have a second opinion.

I looked for docs but all I could find was a German language PDF that didn't illustrate the process very well.

Help a newb out please

 

[R1ckCa1n]

Alright, someone help a newb out. I got my Cuplex XT (A64 ver.) and it came with some mounting parts but no instructions (even though the box says to read the instructions before installing ).

So, I've got:

2 very long screws
2 very long threaded posts with a nut close to one end
2 springs
2 circlular threaded washer type thingies
6 plastic washers
2 nuts that fit both screws and threaded posts

I figured out that I'm either supposed to use the screws or the threaded posts, one or the other (duh) because my MSI K8N Neo2 only has two screw holes (yes, I did figure out I had to remove the plastic heatsink mounting bracket).

I _think_ I'm supposed to screw the threaded posts into my MB nut side first (maybe use two washers here). This will leave a long threaded post sticking up from my MB. Then I think I slide my beautiful Cuplex onto the threaded posts. Then I think I put two more washers on. Then I think I _supposed_ to be able to slide the springs on and hold them down whilst I screw on the circular washer type thingies.

That's where I'm confused. I think I can accomplish that but to do so I'm going to have to compress the $#@!& outta those springs, like 50% or more. I don't have a problem with that but before I risk mashing my heat spreader through my motherboard, I'd like to have a second opinion.

I looked for docs but all I could find was a German language PDF that didn't illustrate the process very well.

Help a newb out please

Not sure if this picture works out your question, but here is my setup just before the block got put on. I used the stock backplate.

The block goes on, then a nylon washer, spring, nylon washer, and the nut. I compressed the spring all the way down and then a quarter turn.

 

[Top Nurse]

Wow nice setup Warlord. That block is just sooooo damn nice.. It makes me contemplate draining my system to fit one in...

Well I might be persuaded to sell you my Cuplex XT as I have only been using it for layout purposes while I am awaiting my Silver Cuplex XT. Never had any water through it and can be had for say a 15% discount off retail. But ya gotta wait until I get my holes all drilled and lines all run.

 

[CAD OC'er]

What info did you want?

If it is about an 1800 rad then I can explain what the deal is. IT-Trade says it weighs like 15-20 Kg and other people are reporting it as a different weight so until he can actually get the dang thing and weigh it it is hard to price it. Especially if he brings it in as a special order type thing where it isn't shipped through his customs broker.

If it is something else please PM me and I will try and see if I can light a fire under their butt. BTW, they say they are getting about 15-20 e-mails a day asking for special order stuff so it isn't likely to get a return answer within 24 hours. They often have to check stock at IT-Trade or get availability as IT-Trade doesn't always have every single item in stock before they can give a firm answer.

I finally got a reply from Wes, but anyway I'm on a controversial quest to create a Cuplex Xt with 1/2 fittings... just because...
I've already done my Aquatube in 1/2 fittings

 

[Top Nurse]

Alright, someone help a newb out. I got my Cuplex XT (A64 ver.) and it came with some mounting parts but no instructions (even though the box says to read the instructions before installing.

Here is a link to the latest A-C manual though please note that it is in German, but the pictures are pretty self explanatory Here is an exploded parts view that may help as well.

 

[Top Nurse]

I finally got a reply from Wes, but anyway I'm on a controversial quest to create a Cuplex Xt with 1/2 fittings... just because...
I've already done my Aquatube in 1/2 fittings.

Well do you have an XT yet? I don't think it is possible. I originally ordered a couple of clear plastic tops for my XT with the idea that I would re-tap the holes to 1/4 BSPP. After I got my XT I realized that just wasn't going to happen unless I wanted to do some mill work on the nozzle plate. You see the 1/8 BSPP tapped hole doesn't leave any room to put a 1/4 BSPP fittings water path. Essentially you could do it, but it would be like shoving a round tube into a rectangular hole. If I take my XT off my board this weekend I will take a pic so you will see what I'm talking about.

 

[Top Nurse]

I just love Aqua Computer stuff I have been thinking of how I was going to mod a mount so I could attach my TwinPlex to my Asus EN6600 GT video cards. At first glance the 6800 screen looked like it was going to be a go with a few mods, but it was going to be putting the bolts almost right next to the block to work. Then I bought another TwinPlex for my NB with the chipset mount and then I noticed while cleaning them that the chipset mount was a perfect match for my card! Hallelujah! Now I can get back to doing some more drilling and cutting on my case.

Now I gotta see if I can talk Wes into meeting me at his shop before Tuesday because I need another two of those mounts

 

[simon27]

Here's my question: I want to buy Tygon R-3400 tubing (these are the black tubing that looks good)... I just want to know if I'll have any problem using it and what I'll need to use it with my Aqua Computer setup. Also if you know a place to buy it, would be great because I can't find it anywhere (even sharka!!)

Thanks~

 

[Top Nurse]

That stuff is not compatible with using A-C push-fit fittings (P&C) because the 1/4 ID is 3/8 OD. However you might be able to use the A-C 10mm x 1/8 BSPP hose barbs that Sharka sells. Depending on how flexible the tubing is you may need to use a ID tubing stiffner if you can find a push-fit that will work with that OD tubing.

http://www.tygon.com/media/documents/S0000000000000001013/tygr3400.pdf

Added: Talk with Aviddigi as he says that some Mazzerpur tubing made by Mazzer works a lot better with the A-C push-fits. They have a USA site as well.

 

[CAD OC'er]

doesn't 8mm OD = 5/16" OD?
http://www.mcmaster.com/ item 5255K17

 

[Top Nurse]

doesn't 8mm OD = 5/16" OD?
http://www.mcmaster.com/ item 5255K17

Yes that is correct. But if you use that referenced tube then you will be cutting down your ID to 3/16"

 

[Top Nurse]

I was only posting it flashed because it was fixable. BTW: Here is a picture of where the problem was. I simply cut the bridge with a sharp exacto and she started to flash!

Just a quick note to mention that my Aquaero serial number is 1908 and mine also appears to be a reworked board. Mine has been hand soldered on the component directly above the area where the solder bridge is on R1ckCa1n's unit. So perhaps there was a run of boards that had problems in the wave soldering unit and needed to be re-soldered? But like R1ckCa1n points out re-worked boards are not usually a problem as mine works perfect and did so from the word go. No problem on my end

However, this points out to the kind of communication that should be between the Aqua Computer factory and their far away distributors. If distributors know about certain problems like these they can easily fix them and return them to their customers without any long trips to Germany. Most companies call them Service Bulletins.

 

[Happy Hopping]

Okay I see what you mean. More A-C politics I guess A-C has not updated their English website for about 6 months now. You would have to ask them as to why because they aren't telling anyone else and many people have asked in their forums. I suspect that they are waiting for their distribution channel in the English speaking parts of it to build their own websites so they don't have to do it. Then they can just issue a simple press release to the English speaking distributors and it all gets done badda bing badda boom
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actually, they haven't update their german site neither. The new products does not have any mentioning at all. No pic., no description, nothing.

 

[Top Nurse]

actually, they haven't update their german site neither. The new products does not have any mentioning at all. No pic., no description, nothing.

You have to go into their webshop to find anything current and it is all in German

 

[simon27]

So is a bad idea to buy Tygon R-3400? Well I think I'll make my life easy and buy a Plug'n'Cool Black... but I don't know... It looks so uggly ... I just love the look of the R3400 ....

Well anyway, I need some help... I don't know where I can put my AquaTube (without aquabay) on my V2000. I was thinking in the top but I think that isnt a good idea, then I thought... what about here:

Blue: Resevoir
Green: pump
orange: radiator

Will that works? Any better ideas?