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tdloc · 07-29-2003, 11:55 PM

Most of my intitial water cooling components came from Danger Den, including a few feet of 1/2" ID Tygon tubing.

I was ordering some additional supplies the other day from FrozenCPU, and I decided I might as well get some more Tygon tubing since I was placing an order anyway.

Today when I got the package, I thought FrozenCPU had shipped 3/8" tubing by mistake, because this was much smaller tubing. However, once I pulled it out of the box and measured it, I realized that it was, in fact, 1/2" ID tubing, just like the stuff I got from Danger Den. It's just that the side walls of the tubing are only half as thick - they're 1/16" instead of 1/8". Both sets of tubing are clearly marked R-3603, so they're made of the same Tygon formula.

I don't know which I prefer yet. Obviously, the variety with thinner walls is way more flexible and seems easier to work with; but, it also kinks much easier.

What feedback do you guys have? Do you have preferences? Thoughts on longevity? What do you use? Were you even aware that there were multiple varieties of 1/2" ID Tygon R-3603 tubing?

07-29-2003, 11:55 PM	#1
tdloc Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kansas City Posts: 9	Different varieties of Tygon 1/2" ID (R-3603) tubing? What do you use? Most of my intitial water cooling components came from Danger Den, including a few feet of 1/2" ID Tygon tubing. I was ordering some additional supplies the other day from FrozenCPU, and I decided I might as well get some more Tygon tubing since I was placing an order anyway. Today when I got the package, I thought FrozenCPU had shipped 3/8" tubing by mistake, because this was much smaller tubing. However, once I pulled it out of the box and measured it, I realized that it was, in fact, 1/2" ID tubing, just like the stuff I got from Danger Den. It's just that the side walls of the tubing are only half as thick - they're 1/16" instead of 1/8". Both sets of tubing are clearly marked R-3603, so they're made of the same Tygon formula. I don't know which I prefer yet. Obviously, the variety with thinner walls is way more flexible and seems easier to work with; but, it also kinks much easier. What feedback do you guys have? Do you have preferences? Thoughts on longevity? What do you use? Were you even aware that there were multiple varieties of 1/2" ID Tygon R-3603 tubing?