YY 0221 has arrived

g.l.amour · 09-19-2003, 12:05 PM

Some issues I have with that case; However perfect it looks on paper, the biggest drawback i have found, is the fact that:
ALL CONNECTIONS ARE WELDED INSTEAD OF RIVETED. With welded I'm talking about small holes of 1/8" in diameter that seem to be soldered to the connecting plate.

Future buyers beware, if you would like to do small modifications on the inside (extra holes for tubing, cables, ...): it can be quite daunting. In one direction one can dremel some distance, in the other you'd need a small metal saw, because there is no room to hold the dremel. For an 'easier' paintjob rivets are a blessing too.

???
By the way: would there be an easy way to, unsolder/unweld those connections. I could hold my soldering iron on the weldspot, but that doesn't make me get rid of the solder fluid. (i tried, but i need a new tip on my soldering iron).

p.s. with all the fuss about the spelling

, I tried to pay particular attention to my 'style'.

nOv1c3 · 09-19-2003, 12:16 PM

The easiest way i have ever found is using a spotweld drillbit :P

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=2553

Makes a clean job of it

g.l.amour · 09-19-2003, 12:29 PM

Hmm, good info... one questions; most of those weld spots are connecting perpendicular steel plates. Can you get close enough to the other panel to get over the weld spot, or do you need some sort of 90° arbor for your drill.

BrianW · 09-19-2003, 07:46 PM

You can get some Mapp Gas, and a suction device, like what the nurse cleans out ur ears with. Works for all the desoldering I have had to do.

BrianW

g.l.amour · 09-21-2003, 03:06 PM

gracias

09-19-2003, 12:05 PM	#1
g.l.amour Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on da case Posts: 933	YY 0221 has arrived Some issues I have with that case; However perfect it looks on paper, the biggest drawback i have found, is the fact that: ALL CONNECTIONS ARE WELDED INSTEAD OF RIVETED. With welded I'm talking about small holes of 1/8" in diameter that seem to be soldered to the connecting plate. Future buyers beware, if you would like to do small modifications on the inside (extra holes for tubing, cables, ...): it can be quite daunting. In one direction one can dremel some distance, in the other you'd need a small metal saw, because there is no room to hold the dremel. For an 'easier' paintjob rivets are a blessing too. ??? By the way: would there be an easy way to, unsolder/unweld those connections. I could hold my soldering iron on the weldspot, but that doesn't make me get rid of the solder fluid. (i tried, but i need a new tip on my soldering iron). p.s. with all the fuss about the spelling , I tried to pay particular attention to my 'style'. __________________ yo soy un tiburón

09-19-2003, 12:29 PM	#3
g.l.amour Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on da case Posts: 933	Hmm, good info... one questions; most of those weld spots are connecting perpendicular steel plates. Can you get close enough to the other panel to get over the weld spot, or do you need some sort of 90° arbor for your drill. __________________ yo soy un tiburón

09-19-2003, 07:46 PM	#4
BrianW Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Desert City in California Posts: 631	You can get some Mapp Gas, and a suction device, like what the nurse cleans out ur ears with. Works for all the desoldering I have had to do. BrianW __________________ Water Cooled Inwin Q500 (Dual Rads: Rad1 = DTEK Pro Core \| Rad2 = Blick Ice Estreme, Hydor L30, Dangerden Maze2, Bay Res Typhoon Reservoir, 1/2 " DD Tygon Thick Wall Hose). Flow: Res, Pump, CPU watervlock, Y into both rads, both rads into res independently. Athlon XP 1800+ (@ 1731 - 150mhz fsb.), on a Asus A7N266-c, and a Radeon 9000 *waiting for RMA'd Saphire 9800 ultra from Newegg)

09-21-2003, 03:06 PM	#5
g.l.amour Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on da case Posts: 933	gracias __________________ yo soy un tiburón

09-19-2003, 12:16 PM	#2
nOv1c3 Crazy Stupid Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Dallas texas Posts: 149	The easiest way i have ever found is using a spotweld drillbit :P http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=2553 Makes a clean job of it

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