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Originally Posted by Aardil
I see alot of messages about people wanting chillers for thier PC's.
Most are converting Dehumidifiers or building true Phase change setups.
My random thought is this....
Has anyone ever tried using a old water fountain? You know the kinds made 20 years ago that actually cooled the water.
Again this is just a random thought I figured I would share with you guys. I have no Idea if it would really work but it seems to me It should.
Aardil
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I have one of these old fountains that I used to chill my old Celeron 300a and peltier setup. It worked really good, but that probably was less than 100w of heat to deal with.
It actually could get the cpu down to almost freezing, and the water temps were below freezing. I even had to add some automotive antifreeze to keep the water flowing as it would freeze plain water in the water lines. This was probably because they were only 1/4" ID, copper, and I didn't have a very good pump. I bypassed the temperature control switch to make the compressor run all the time.
I didn't get the exterior case, just the guts, so it looks rather ugly. I still have it in storage in case I ever feel like using it again. Pretty damn heavy and awkward. I would need to fabricate an exterior case/covering for it.
