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nleahcim · 05-24-2003, 01:44 PM

Hi - I'm working on designing my northbridge block - and i've run into a bit of a,w ell, stumbling block. How should I make the grooves for the o-ring? I'm using a two part design - a top and a bottom. So should I just cut a sort of half pipe design into each with the same diameters (cross sectional and actual) or I have seen some blocks that didn't seem to even have grooves on the upper piece. Or should I make the groove a little smaller in cross sectional diameter to put a little more tension on the o-ring? Thanks for your advice!

05-24-2003, 01:44 PM	#1
nleahcim Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 29	Design of O-ring grooves Hi - I'm working on designing my northbridge block - and i've run into a bit of a,w ell, stumbling block. How should I make the grooves for the o-ring? I'm using a two part design - a top and a bottom. So should I just cut a sort of half pipe design into each with the same diameters (cross sectional and actual) or I have seen some blocks that didn't seem to even have grooves on the upper piece. Or should I make the groove a little smaller in cross sectional diameter to put a little more tension on the o-ring? Thanks for your advice!