How to protect motherboard against condensation - Page 2

tranced · 03-01-2001, 04:04 PM

I don't think my mom would notice missing car door seals, would you?

miller · 03-01-2001, 07:30 PM

Will this stuff work for sealing my board up?
http://www.caseetc.com/cgi-bin/caseetc/000147.html

I know it says it would in the article but I want to know for sure.

nullset · 03-02-2001, 02:48 PM

ummmm

I wouldnt, having just killed my board with a silicone RTV that ate into the PCB. I'd be VERY suspicious of some unnamed silicone sealant. And it says seal your "watercooling system" and not your motherboard. Take nothing for granted. Go to mcmaster.com and purchase some non corrosive silicone sealant by dow corning or GE, my friend

nil

phreenet · 03-02-2001, 06:31 PM

Son, its about that time for us to have a talk about sealants. I know you don't want to hear this and you know it already, but im going to tell you anyway. Go to walmart go to the home improvement section look for something called Silicone II. Its made by General Electric, and it comes in various different use forms. I used the gray "Household Glue" kind. It says on the tube 100% Silicone Sealant, go figure.

<rant>
BTW: Miller are you crazy, $4.99 for Silicone plus S&H, man you need to take a trip down to your local home improvement shop, like ACE Hardware, Lowes, Home Depot, and even WalMart. Most of the little things people use for watercooling can be found there, like hose, clamps, sealant, fittings, etc.. Save yourself the loot and get a better radiator or something.
</rant>

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miller · 03-03-2001, 12:16 AM

Will this foam work good for sealing up my board?
http://www.mcmaster.com/param/asp/ss...3&FT_505=19840

nullset · 03-05-2001, 04:57 PM

Miller, I reiterate; you are fsking nuts.

That's foam, true, but dont forget you have all sorts of other qualities that are important to you. You have no idea of its conductive or absorbtion properties. You want CLOSED-CELL foam, remember?

Try this, its what I have:
http://www.mcmaster.com/param/asp/ss...3&FT_136=19652

03-01-2001, 04:04 PM	#26
tranced Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Whitestone, NY, USA Posts: 28	I don't think my mom would notice missing car door seals, would you?

03-01-2001, 07:30 PM	#27
miller Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: miller585@hotmail.com Posts: 13	Will this stuff work for sealing my board up? http://www.caseetc.com/cgi-bin/caseetc/000147.html I know it says it would in the article but I want to know for sure.

03-02-2001, 02:48 PM	#28
nullset Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 3	ummmm I wouldnt, having just killed my board with a silicone RTV that ate into the PCB. I'd be VERY suspicious of some unnamed silicone sealant. And it says seal your "watercooling system" and not your motherboard. Take nothing for granted. Go to mcmaster.com and purchase some non corrosive silicone sealant by dow corning or GE, my friend nil

03-02-2001, 06:31 PM	#29
phreenet Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Gloucester, Virginia Posts: 356	Son, its about that time for us to have a talk about sealants. I know you don't want to hear this and you know it already, but im going to tell you anyway. Go to walmart go to the home improvement section look for something called Silicone II. Its made by General Electric, and it comes in various different use forms. I used the gray "Household Glue" kind. It says on the tube 100% Silicone Sealant, go figure. <rant> BTW: Miller are you crazy, $4.99 for Silicone plus S&H, man you need to take a trip down to your local home improvement shop, like ACE Hardware, Lowes, Home Depot, and even WalMart. Most of the little things people use for watercooling can be found there, like hose, clamps, sealant, fittings, etc.. Save yourself the loot and get a better radiator or something. </rant> ------------------ Blah Blah Blah Overclocked Dual PIII 933 sitting on a VP6 mobo featuring liquid intercooling. AIM[SN]: PhreeNET

03-03-2001, 12:16 AM	#30
miller Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: miller585@hotmail.com Posts: 13	Will this foam work good for sealing up my board? http://www.mcmaster.com/param/asp/ss...3&FT_505=19840

03-05-2001, 04:57 PM	#31
nullset Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 3	Miller, I reiterate; you are fsking nuts. That's foam, true, but dont forget you have all sorts of other qualities that are important to you. You have no idea of its conductive or absorbtion properties. You want CLOSED-CELL foam, remember? Try this, its what I have: http://www.mcmaster.com/param/asp/ss...3&FT_136=19652

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