pH: Innovatek questions

crotale · 11-26-2002, 05:18 PM

I heard you're the innovatek guy on this forum...

I have som questions about their radiators...

1. Is the Innovatek Dual Radiator anything to have?
2. Is it possible to mod to 1/2" fittings?
3. If the mod is possible; will it produce to much flow resistance?

The original posts with my future setup:
http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/sho...&threadid=5056

If anyone else know anything about this, post!
Thanks in advance!

bytesyzed · 11-27-2002, 11:22 AM

I think I might be able to answer question 2.

From what I've heard, Innovatek uses BST threads for their kits and finding BST to 1/2" fittings is very difficult (I gave up after a few hours of searching

). Alternatively, you could get adapters that allow you to move from one size tubing to another (in this case from the tubing innovatek uses (I think 10mm) to 1/2').

crotale · 11-27-2002, 11:32 AM

How about the flow then?
Isn't the resistance going to be to much?
going from 1/2" to 1/4" and then back...

If it is possible to remove the old fittings without
to much trouble, maybe I can just modify the rad
to fit 1/2" fittings, and if the "hole" gets to large,
3/8"... or I just expoy some 1/2" fittings there...

Do you think it's possible to glue it, in worst case?

pHaestus · 11-27-2002, 11:46 AM

If you have the complete Innovatek setup, I would (humbly) suggest to just leave it as is. They have some pretty good engineers dealing with wc systems in Germany.

If you decide to repace with normal barbs, you probably can just use a normal 1/4" NPT x 1/2" barb and torque it into place. The BSP fittings are slightly different, but not too much. It just takes a bit of muscle...

crotale · 11-27-2002, 01:04 PM

I would really like to have 1/2" troughout the whole system...

bytesyzed · 11-27-2002, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pHaestus
If you have the complete Innovatek setup, I would (humbly) suggest to just leave it as is. They have some pretty good engineers dealing with wc systems in Germany.

If you decide to repace with normal barbs, you probably can just use a normal 1/4" NPT x 1/2" barb and torque it into place. The BSP fittings are slightly different, but not too much. It just takes a bit of muscle...

Hell, if you can just muscle an NPT fitting on Innovatek kits, I might just have to pick up a Tank-o-Matic

.

8-Ball · 11-28-2002, 03:39 AM

Do you have a complete innovatek setup? If not, I would steer clear of this rad, and most german ones for that matter as they are all designed with low flow rates in mind.

That's not to say it won't perform well, just that if you were to hook it up to a maze 3 or something like that, the flow rate would suffer, effecting how efficiently the waterblock would work.

Try and establish before hand, whether the system you are building is high flow or low flow, then match the components accordingly.

crotale · 11-28-2002, 12:17 PM

Nice input!

The things I will use are these:
- Swiftech MCW5000
- " " MCW50
- Eheim 1048

All of those use 1/2" fittings...
I see this is as a high flowrate system, but I guess
it depends on what you compare with...

I would like to have suggestions on a rad to use
with the components listed aove.
A heatercore from a car or something is out of
the question if it's ugly, as most of them...
I don't like to look of the BIX either, but I guess
that'll work if it's good...
The Innovatek rad will fit perfectly! To bad no one
seems to use it and give me any feedback on it.

11-26-2002, 05:18 PM	#1
crotale Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 13	pH: Innovatek questions I heard you're the innovatek guy on this forum... I have som questions about their radiators... 1. Is the Innovatek Dual Radiator anything to have? 2. Is it possible to mod to 1/2" fittings? 3. If the mod is possible; will it produce to much flow resistance? The original posts with my future setup: http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/sho...&threadid=5056 If anyone else know anything about this, post! Thanks in advance!

11-27-2002, 11:22 AM	#2
bytesyzed Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Hell's Kitchen Posts: 23	I think I might be able to answer question 2. From what I've heard, Innovatek uses BST threads for their kits and finding BST to 1/2" fittings is very difficult (I gave up after a few hours of searching ). Alternatively, you could get adapters that allow you to move from one size tubing to another (in this case from the tubing innovatek uses (I think 10mm) to 1/2').

11-27-2002, 11:32 AM	#3
crotale Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 13	How about the flow then? Isn't the resistance going to be to much? going from 1/2" to 1/4" and then back... If it is possible to remove the old fittings without to much trouble, maybe I can just modify the rad to fit 1/2" fittings, and if the "hole" gets to large, 3/8"... or I just expoy some 1/2" fittings there... Do you think it's possible to glue it, in worst case?

11-27-2002, 11:46 AM	#4
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	If you have the complete Innovatek setup, I would (humbly) suggest to just leave it as is. They have some pretty good engineers dealing with wc systems in Germany. If you decide to repace with normal barbs, you probably can just use a normal 1/4" NPT x 1/2" barb and torque it into place. The BSP fittings are slightly different, but not too much. It just takes a bit of muscle...

11-27-2002, 01:04 PM	#5
crotale Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 13	I would really like to have 1/2" troughout the whole system...

11-28-2002, 03:39 AM	#7
8-Ball Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Oxford University, UK Posts: 452	Do you have a complete innovatek setup? If not, I would steer clear of this rad, and most german ones for that matter as they are all designed with low flow rates in mind. That's not to say it won't perform well, just that if you were to hook it up to a maze 3 or something like that, the flow rate would suffer, effecting how efficiently the waterblock would work. Try and establish before hand, whether the system you are building is high flow or low flow, then match the components accordingly.

11-28-2002, 12:17 PM	#8
crotale Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 13	Nice input! The things I will use are these: - Swiftech MCW5000 - " " MCW50 - Eheim 1048 All of those use 1/2" fittings... I see this is as a high flowrate system, but I guess it depends on what you compare with... I would like to have suggestions on a rad to use with the components listed aove. A heatercore from a car or something is out of the question if it's ugly, as most of them... I don't like to look of the BIX either, but I guess that'll work if it's good... The Innovatek rad will fit perfectly! To bad no one seems to use it and give me any feedback on it.

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