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killernoodle · 02-03-2004, 11:27 PM

You cant use a thin base, you must use 100% soldered copper, and the internal SA still has to be high. Also, in order for there to be a serious temp drop, the volume of the waterblock has to be quite high because there must be a gigantic pressure drop from the capillary tube to the evaporator.

02-03-2004, 11:27 PM	#4
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	You cant use a thin base, you must use 100% soldered copper, and the internal SA still has to be high. Also, in order for there to be a serious temp drop, the volume of the waterblock has to be quite high because there must be a gigantic pressure drop from the capillary tube to the evaporator. __________________ I have a nice computer.