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bobkoure · 04-12-2006, 08:38 AM

It looked slightly tarnished (not bright copper color any more).
I don't know if this was the VRC or just not having any non-copper metal exposed to the coolant (the Swiftech alu block-top is hard anodized, which, so long as it is unbreached, does a very effective job of chemicaly isolating the alu from the loop). AFAIK, copper is unlike alu in that, if it's in a loop alone (no mixed metals) it doesn't really need anti-corrosion...

04-12-2006, 08:38 AM	#4
bobkoure Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA - Boston area Posts: 798	Re: Not exposing coolant to light seems to work It looked slightly tarnished (not bright copper color any more). I don't know if this was the VRC or just not having any non-copper metal exposed to the coolant (the Swiftech alu block-top is hard anodized, which, so long as it is unbreached, does a very effective job of chemicaly isolating the alu from the loop). AFAIK, copper is unlike alu in that, if it's in a loop alone (no mixed metals) it doesn't really need anti-corrosion...