RedLine vs Purple Ice corrosion test

DigitalChaos · 01-17-2002, 07:17 PM

Has anyone done a corrosion test between redline and purple ice? I saw a corrosion test done on redline vs plain distilled water...

i was thinking about doin this being that i have always used redline, and just got a bottle of purple ice.

what do ya think?

Brad · 01-17-2002, 07:22 PM

I thought that both were intended to give you 0 corrosion

DigitalChaos · 01-17-2002, 07:23 PM

nothing is 100%

hence the need for tests hehe

Brad · 01-17-2002, 07:45 PM

still, they should be fairly similar. It would be interesting though. maybe you should try differing concentrations to

DigitalChaos · 01-17-2002, 07:57 PM

right now i will just take the recommended mixtures cause i am short on $ to be buyin more.
2oz redline per gal (computer recommended i think car is 6-8 per gal)
8oz water wetter per gal (im assuming this is the car recommended, so ill try a 2 oz also)

Brad · 01-17-2002, 08:08 PM

just do it in 1oz increments, until you see the temps start to rise again

DigitalChaos · 01-17-2002, 08:10 PM

thats a whole different test... i was just gonna do corrosion testing with metals in a cup... with the 3 mixtures =)

i care more about longetivity and quietness than a degree or two in performance =)
but i might try that

Brad · 01-17-2002, 08:22 PM

hehe ok.

you should use some Al, and some Cu in it, thats more real world than just one piece of one sort of metal

DigitalChaos · 01-17-2002, 09:15 PM

yup .. that was my intent.. probably some brass to.. but that wouldnt matter...
i also wanted to get one EXTREMELY cathodic and one EXTREMELY anodic metal...
that would accelerate the corrosion.... but that would only show which was better.... and not how long they last

Brad · 01-17-2002, 09:37 PM

just go for the whole thing. CuSil, Silver, Cu, Al, Brass. You might be able to get some stuff free that way

DigitalChaos · 01-17-2002, 10:25 PM

hehe yea... i would be very suprised if i got a cusl anything for free... and i really have no real background for ppl to want to give me anything... oh well... thats not what its about anyway.... just feel like doin something for the watercooling community

redleader · 01-18-2002, 03:12 PM

Quote:

i also wanted to get one EXTREMELY cathodic and one EXTREMELY anodic metal...

Hook a battery or a wallwart 12v power supply to the two metals. This will speed up the reaction a 1000 fold.

DigitalChaos · 01-18-2002, 05:16 PM

HA... i didnt think of that one... but i ruled out that testing only because it just compares the performance...... i also want to be able to show how long it will last under fairly normal usage

Brad · 01-20-2002, 02:41 PM

but if it takes a couple of months, and you haven't seen any differance, then you'll need to speed it up

01-17-2002, 07:17 PM	#1
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	RedLine vs Purple Ice corrosion test Has anyone done a corrosion test between redline and purple ice? I saw a corrosion test done on redline vs plain distilled water... i was thinking about doin this being that i have always used redline, and just got a bottle of purple ice. what do ya think?

01-17-2002, 07:22 PM	#2
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	I thought that both were intended to give you 0 corrosion

01-17-2002, 07:23 PM	#3
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	nothing is 100% hence the need for tests hehe

01-17-2002, 07:45 PM	#4
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	still, they should be fairly similar. It would be interesting though. maybe you should try differing concentrations to

01-17-2002, 07:57 PM	#5
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	right now i will just take the recommended mixtures cause i am short on $ to be buyin more. 2oz redline per gal (computer recommended i think car is 6-8 per gal) 8oz water wetter per gal (im assuming this is the car recommended, so ill try a 2 oz also)

01-17-2002, 08:08 PM	#6
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	just do it in 1oz increments, until you see the temps start to rise again

01-17-2002, 08:10 PM	#7
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	thats a whole different test... i was just gonna do corrosion testing with metals in a cup... with the 3 mixtures =) i care more about longetivity and quietness than a degree or two in performance =) but i might try that

01-17-2002, 08:22 PM	#8
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	hehe ok. you should use some Al, and some Cu in it, thats more real world than just one piece of one sort of metal

01-17-2002, 09:15 PM	#9
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	yup .. that was my intent.. probably some brass to.. but that wouldnt matter... i also wanted to get one EXTREMELY cathodic and one EXTREMELY anodic metal... that would accelerate the corrosion.... but that would only show which was better.... and not how long they last

01-17-2002, 09:37 PM	#10
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	just go for the whole thing. CuSil, Silver, Cu, Al, Brass. You might be able to get some stuff free that way

01-17-2002, 10:25 PM	#11
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	hehe yea... i would be very suprised if i got a cusl anything for free... and i really have no real background for ppl to want to give me anything... oh well... thats not what its about anyway.... just feel like doin something for the watercooling community

01-18-2002, 05:16 PM	#13
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	HA... i didnt think of that one... but i ruled out that testing only because it just compares the performance...... i also want to be able to show how long it will last under fairly normal usage

01-20-2002, 02:41 PM	#14
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	but if it takes a couple of months, and you haven't seen any differance, then you'll need to speed it up

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