Splitting Prometeia Mach 2

Vector86 · 01-06-2004, 06:05 PM

Has anyone ever attempted/heard of/thought about splitting the capillary tube of a Mach 2 Vapor Cooling system? I would like to cool dual processors, maybe not to -50 C but cool both of them. How easy would it be to split it. Would it be extremely hard and not worth it?

Groth · 01-06-2004, 06:39 PM

Extremely hard. You'll need to (safely/legally ?) remove the refrigerant from the system, braze in a new capillary-tube/evaporator/suction-tube, then evacuate and recharge.

Unless you already have most of the necessary tools, it'll be cheaper to have a professional shop do it (if you can find one that will) or even buy a second Prometeia.

Vector86 · 01-06-2004, 11:23 PM

Yeah. From the diagrams, it's like a tube within a tube, and I don't know why they did that, but it would be a pain to put a little splitter into a bigger splitter. Oh well.

Groth · 01-07-2004, 12:47 AM

They do that for neatness and as a heat-exchanger. The cold refrigerant vapor in the suction tube flows over capillary tube, cooling the liquid refrigerant within, improving performance.

01-06-2004, 06:05 PM	#1
Vector86 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: KANSAS "it's not just cows"! Posts: 211	Splitting Prometeia Mach 2 Has anyone ever attempted/heard of/thought about splitting the capillary tube of a Mach 2 Vapor Cooling system? I would like to cool dual processors, maybe not to -50 C but cool both of them. How easy would it be to split it. Would it be extremely hard and not worth it?

01-06-2004, 06:39 PM	#2
Groth Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: MO Posts: 781	Extremely hard. You'll need to (safely/legally ?) remove the refrigerant from the system, braze in a new capillary-tube/evaporator/suction-tube, then evacuate and recharge. Unless you already have most of the necessary tools, it'll be cheaper to have a professional shop do it (if you can find one that will) or even buy a second Prometeia.

01-06-2004, 11:23 PM	#3
Vector86 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: KANSAS "it's not just cows"! Posts: 211	Yeah. From the diagrams, it's like a tube within a tube, and I don't know why they did that, but it would be a pain to put a little splitter into a bigger splitter. Oh well.

01-07-2004, 12:47 AM	#4
Groth Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: MO Posts: 781	They do that for neatness and as a heat-exchanger. The cold refrigerant vapor in the suction tube flows over capillary tube, cooling the liquid refrigerant within, improving performance.

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