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Bugsmasher · 11-10-2004, 08:30 AM

I am just guessing here but...

I dont think this is the type of marker that causes the problems you are referring to JW. I could be wrong of course. These markers unfortunately dont have the tech specs posted anywhere I can find. According to their customer support its little more than a transparent pigment (yellow) which happens to be UV reactive. This is a 'light' version highlighter. I havent been doing it very long yet but no noticable staining of the tubing as of yet by comparision to my use of HydrX which left a definite buildup on the tubing in the first week.

The main reason I wanted to try this was my dissatisfaction with HydrX as well as the UV additives currently offered. The Highlighter strangely enough seems to be much more UV reactive than the offerings I have tried so far from Cooltechnica, Voyeurmods, and Dangerden. It actually even outperforms (for bling of course) the Dye-Lite UV additive for coolants from Tracerline which rather surprised me.

My original coolant had distilled water mixed in the correct proportion to HydrX and literally left deposits inside the tubing/pump/res within a week. My second, third, and fourth iterations were a 10% Low Tox Prestone/89% Distilled Water/few drops of UV additive/2 teaspoons of Iodine. There was minimal staining/deposits but the UV reactivity was very low. My current iteration is approximately a 5% HyperLube (Water Wetter variant basically) with just a wee bit of the Highlighter ink, 2 teaspoons of Iodine, and distilled water. So far I havent seen any staining and zero deposits.

Bottom line I am looking for a low deposit, UV reactive (strongly is preferred), and inexpensive coolant hence my trial of the Sanford Highlighter ink. Understand it is a very very very minimal amount. So far corrosion hasnt seemed to be a problem for any of the mixes I have used although until a few more days pass and I break down my system to check tubing/blocks/pump once again the jury is out on the Highlighter/HyperLube/Distilled water mix.

One real big caution to anyone out there considering this- all highlighters are not the same. Some are more of a paint type base. These are the ones that you may have seen pics of where people traced circuitry on their cards/motherboards for appearence. These I believe may be the type JW is talking about. There are also others that have non-water soluble components and these can cause problems as well. The third type I know of is a water soluble, non-toxic, transparent type which is what I believe I have used this time. Time will tell soon. I plan on breaking down my system this upcoming weekend and checking out the components to see what the effects if any were. That will have given this coolant over a weeks time in which to cause deposits, stain tubing, cause corrosion, etc.

The reason I am particularly intrigued by this option is the brightness of the UV reactivity offered which has far far surpassed the additives I have tried so far. Stack on top of that it allows me to use whatever anticorrosive/anti growth additives I chose as well. Lastly at $1 in cost and the fact its readily available in 5 different colors and I think it really has promise.

The main reason for posting was my interest in seeing if others had done so themselves and what their findings were. I think it falls right in line with my target of making WCing a sub $110US pricetag with some nice visuals and good performance (submerged Aqua 1300 in homemade res, CPU block, inexpensive tubing, home-made fillport(optional for easy fill-n-bleed, '77 Bonne Core, homemade shroud, 2 Sanyo Denki 120mm fans). Add to that some interesting visuals for just a few bucks and I think it would certainly be of interest and so far outperform the current kits available for the same money and I think it would be a winner.

11-10-2004, 08:30 AM	#6
Bugsmasher Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 43	I am just guessing here but... I dont think this is the type of marker that causes the problems you are referring to JW. I could be wrong of course. These markers unfortunately dont have the tech specs posted anywhere I can find. According to their customer support its little more than a transparent pigment (yellow) which happens to be UV reactive. This is a 'light' version highlighter. I havent been doing it very long yet but no noticable staining of the tubing as of yet by comparision to my use of HydrX which left a definite buildup on the tubing in the first week. The main reason I wanted to try this was my dissatisfaction with HydrX as well as the UV additives currently offered. The Highlighter strangely enough seems to be much more UV reactive than the offerings I have tried so far from Cooltechnica, Voyeurmods, and Dangerden. It actually even outperforms (for bling of course) the Dye-Lite UV additive for coolants from Tracerline which rather surprised me. My original coolant had distilled water mixed in the correct proportion to HydrX and literally left deposits inside the tubing/pump/res within a week. My second, third, and fourth iterations were a 10% Low Tox Prestone/89% Distilled Water/few drops of UV additive/2 teaspoons of Iodine. There was minimal staining/deposits but the UV reactivity was very low. My current iteration is approximately a 5% HyperLube (Water Wetter variant basically) with just a wee bit of the Highlighter ink, 2 teaspoons of Iodine, and distilled water. So far I havent seen any staining and zero deposits. Bottom line I am looking for a low deposit, UV reactive (strongly is preferred), and inexpensive coolant hence my trial of the Sanford Highlighter ink. Understand it is a very very very minimal amount. So far corrosion hasnt seemed to be a problem for any of the mixes I have used although until a few more days pass and I break down my system to check tubing/blocks/pump once again the jury is out on the Highlighter/HyperLube/Distilled water mix. One real big caution to anyone out there considering this- all highlighters are not the same. Some are more of a paint type base. These are the ones that you may have seen pics of where people traced circuitry on their cards/motherboards for appearence. These I believe may be the type JW is talking about. There are also others that have non-water soluble components and these can cause problems as well. The third type I know of is a water soluble, non-toxic, transparent type which is what I believe I have used this time. Time will tell soon. I plan on breaking down my system this upcoming weekend and checking out the components to see what the effects if any were. That will have given this coolant over a weeks time in which to cause deposits, stain tubing, cause corrosion, etc. The reason I am particularly intrigued by this option is the brightness of the UV reactivity offered which has far far surpassed the additives I have tried so far. Stack on top of that it allows me to use whatever anticorrosive/anti growth additives I chose as well. Lastly at $1 in cost and the fact its readily available in 5 different colors and I think it really has promise. The main reason for posting was my interest in seeing if others had done so themselves and what their findings were. I think it falls right in line with my target of making WCing a sub $110US pricetag with some nice visuals and good performance (submerged Aqua 1300 in homemade res, CPU block, inexpensive tubing, home-made fillport(optional for easy fill-n-bleed, '77 Bonne Core, homemade shroud, 2 Sanyo Denki 120mm fans). Add to that some interesting visuals for just a few bucks and I think it would certainly be of interest and so far outperform the current kits available for the same money and I think it would be a winner.