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01-28-2003, 10:35 PM | #1 |
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MCW462-UH inlet modifications
Noticed the MCW462-UH block on my desk today, and thought about Bill's tests with a swagelock fitting. Making a nozzle on this block improves performance markedly, as shown here:
http://www.overclockers.com/articles655/index02.asp I have no Swagelock fittings, so I decided to see what I could come up with using parts around the house. Here is what the Swiftech block's inlet looked like before any alterations: I used a 5/8" ID barb with 1/2" NPT threads for the connector to the hoses. I first took a piece of 1/2" ID thickwall silicone and cut it to the size of the empty threads in the inlet: Basically we are at the 1/2" copper pipe point on Bill's graph now. Not the best place to be. So I took the original 1/2" hosebarb that came with the block and cut the end off the barb: I sanded it down to a smoother finish and did all I could to get it round again. I then stuffed the barb into the silicone tubing to make a (roughly) 3/8" ID nozzle on the inlet: I haven't tested it yet, but I think it should work reasonably well. |
01-28-2003, 10:49 PM | #2 |
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hmm.... its odd that you call your watercooling stuff things that are just lying around the house.. I Think for most its like stuff lying around in a room at MOST
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01-28-2003, 10:50 PM | #3 |
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I wouldn't be so sure...
I had an even easier to do idea: That's just some 3/8" ID hose. I am not as confident about the stability of this one though.... |
01-29-2003, 09:22 AM | #4 |
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If those are nylon barbs, you could fill them with Devcon's Plastic Welder, then drill the opening that you want. It would allow you to experiment easily with different size nozzles.
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02-04-2003, 01:10 AM | #5 |
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In the Atlantis review BillA found the Atlantis to be very low restriction to flow, much like the swifty.
It would be very interesting to hear from someone who has a Atlantis as to the results of a impingement of the inlet in the Atlantes block. |
02-04-2003, 07:37 AM | #6 |
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THERE you go !
but be careful of the inlet fitting, it is delicate I believe Jess is looking into this also |
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