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krp · 04-13-2002, 10:20 PM

DD's mistake was countersinking the cover screws... they should have just used longer screws and left em exposed on top.

Even better still would be to have a rectangular metal bezel on TOP, with the plastic cover sandwiched in between the main block and the bezel, which would spread the clamping force over the entire outer periphery of the cover and avoid cracking.

The bezel could be made as a flat stamping with an oval punched out of the middle to expose the view of the inside, and appropriate holes drilled.

If they wanted to pimp it up a bit, make the bezel outta aluminum and anodize it some bright color... which would also serve to harden it and make it more rigid.

04-13-2002, 10:20 PM	#43
krp Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gainesville, FL, USA Posts: 32	DD's mistake was countersinking the cover screws... they should have just used longer screws and left em exposed on top. Even better still would be to have a rectangular metal bezel on TOP, with the plastic cover sandwiched in between the main block and the bezel, which would spread the clamping force over the entire outer periphery of the cover and avoid cracking. The bezel could be made as a flat stamping with an oval punched out of the middle to expose the view of the inside, and appropriate holes drilled. If they wanted to pimp it up a bit, make the bezel outta aluminum and anodize it some bright color... which would also serve to harden it and make it more rigid. __________________ chilling out in the swamp... (#1) Athlon XP@1.667gHz, watercooled: (DD Maze2 new revision, Eheim 1250, BlackiceXtreme), in modded Supermicro SC750 fulltower case. (#2) Athlon TB@1.4gHz, watercooled: (DD Maze2 orig revison, CaseEtc resepump, Blackice), in modded LiteOn FS020 midtower case.