Watercooling Power Supply

[VanGoghComplex]

I had a small form factor power supply lying around with no destination, so I took the wire cutters and soldering iron to it! =)

The 12v wires traveling to the molex and SATA power plugs are paralleled through a SPST on-off switch and a SPST momentary pushbutton:

...for "pump jog" and "pump run" functionality. All those other pesky wires were chopped and capped, except of course the start button wires, which were soldered together.

Some felt feet on the bottom make this a cute, compact and handy little unit for loop flushes and refills. =)

 

[Zarathustra[H]]

I had a small form factor power supply lying around with no destination, so I took the wire cutters and soldering iron to it! =)

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The 12v wires traveling to the molex and SATA power plugs are paralleled through a SPST on-off switch and a SPST momentary pushbutton:

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...for "pump jog" and "pump run" functionality. All those other pesky wires were chopped and capped, except of course the start button wires, which were soldered together.

Some felt feet on the bottom make this a cute, compact and handy little unit for loop flushes and refills. =)

Nice.

I also use disused sff power supplies that came with my Antec HTPC cases for water cooling flushes and fills.

I decided to use picopsu's with these buds instead so the PSU's that came with them were not being used.

I haven't modded them though. I just stick a paper clip in the motherboard connector to turn them on and off.

 

[Tsumi]

For a moment there I thought you were talking about watercooled power supplies like the old Koolance ones.

 

[VanGoghComplex]

For a moment there I thought you were talking about watercooled power supplies like the old Koolance ones.

Really! I left the title vague on purpose for the fun of it, but I never knew there was ever such a thing. =)

 

[Tsumi]

https://m.hardocp.com/article/2008/07/21/koolance_psu1300atx12n_liquid_cooled_power_supply/

Here you go.

 

[Krazy925]

https://m.hardocp.com/article/2008/07/21/koolance_psu1300atx12n_liquid_cooled_power_supply/

Here you go.

Do they still make new versions of those? Kinda cool from a I'm bored and have money look.

 

[Tsumi]

Nope, that was the last of it from Koolance. Even with big margins the volume was more than likely too small to keep pursuing. Also, with newer power supplies getting more efficient, keeping them cool is less of a concern.

Deepcool had a prototype one that they showed off last year, with nothing coming of it. Deepcool's design was far inferior and less exotic than Koolance's in any case. Where Koolance actually submerged the components in liquid, had a liquid-liquid heat exchanger, and a pump to circulate the internal liquid, Deepcool simply had an aluminum chassis with a waterblock embedded in it.