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cougem · 06-13-2004, 06:00 PM

Here's the new stuff:

Step 9 - Fan wiring

I got the aerogate 2 up. Boy it was a bugger, it only supports classic style 3 pin fans, not molex fans, and my fans are molex fans with an extra sensor wire (some say the best of both worlds?) which mean I had to rip all the moxeles off the fans, strip the wires, strip the 3rd sensor wire, then rip the attachment of the aerogate off, and tape up all the wires, and then I had to repeat this for the other 2.

Fun fun fun!

I'm now controlling:
Both fans in the RAD housing using a single controll, running the circuit in parallel off the same pins.
Silent (21dB) Thermaltake thunderblade case fan
Silent 40mm case fan for cooling HDDs that comes with the aerogate

This leaves me with the capacity to controll 1 more fan, though I'll leave that for later as I'm not sure where it'll be needed, if at all, yet.

Step 10 - Temperature Sensors

I also got the thermistors up, 1 sensing air temperature, 1 testing air temperature in the RAD housing, 1 testing case temperature, and 1 testing the temperature in the hard drive bays.

As a test I had two in the same place running for 5 minutes to see how accurate they were, one detected 25, and one 24, so they'll suffice.

I've added a few more bits to my shopping list, was in B&Q and I saw these T connectors that have a half inch ID, so I snapped 2 up for my Tees. It does mean I now have 5 Tees when I only need 2, but hey. These new 1 ID Tees should mean less resistance to flow, which is nice:

Step 11 - Cut the grilling for the radiator case

Previously there was nothing stopping my rear heatercore falling out the back, but I bought a 4 quid speaker panel and chopped it up, and it seems to go the job. A nice dark mesh, looks clean, and loads of holes so little air resistance or air pressure drop.

I also cut a little bit of grill to cover the gap under the first heatcore, so now my radiator housing is complete!

Hopefully the pump and block should come soon, they should be shipping from the US this week sometime, and will take 3-5 days to arrive they say. *crosses fingers*

06-13-2004, 06:00 PM	#5
cougem Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cambridge Uni Posts: 176	Here's the new stuff: Step 9 - Fan wiring I got the aerogate 2 up. Boy it was a bugger, it only supports classic style 3 pin fans, not molex fans, and my fans are molex fans with an extra sensor wire (some say the best of both worlds?) which mean I had to rip all the moxeles off the fans, strip the wires, strip the 3rd sensor wire, then rip the attachment of the aerogate off, and tape up all the wires, and then I had to repeat this for the other 2. Fun fun fun! I'm now controlling: Both fans in the RAD housing using a single controll, running the circuit in parallel off the same pins. Silent (21dB) Thermaltake thunderblade case fan Silent 40mm case fan for cooling HDDs that comes with the aerogate This leaves me with the capacity to controll 1 more fan, though I'll leave that for later as I'm not sure where it'll be needed, if at all, yet. Step 10 - Temperature Sensors I also got the thermistors up, 1 sensing air temperature, 1 testing air temperature in the RAD housing, 1 testing case temperature, and 1 testing the temperature in the hard drive bays. As a test I had two in the same place running for 5 minutes to see how accurate they were, one detected 25, and one 24, so they'll suffice. I've added a few more bits to my shopping list, was in B&Q and I saw these T connectors that have a half inch ID, so I snapped 2 up for my Tees. It does mean I now have 5 Tees when I only need 2, but hey. These new 1 ID Tees should mean less resistance to flow, which is nice: Step 11 - Cut the grilling for the radiator case Previously there was nothing stopping my rear heatercore falling out the back, but I bought a 4 quid speaker panel and chopped it up, and it seems to go the job. A nice dark mesh, looks clean, and loads of holes so little air resistance or air pressure drop. I also cut a little bit of grill to cover the gap under the first heatcore, so now my radiator housing is complete! Hopefully the pump and block should come soon, they should be shipping from the US this week sometime, and will take 3-5 days to arrive they say. crosses fingers