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On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 21:38:17 -0400, Tim
<replytonewsgroup@notsender.net> wrote:
>Kony,
>
>I can't put in a window that is viewable unless I redesign my entire
>room and that isn't going to happen any time soon.
If you can't even see most of the system then perhaps there
is such a diminishing return on any changes that a wow
factor is best reserved for other room decor? There is
something to be said for unobtrustive systems you hardly
notice or think about.
>
>I have 3 systems in an acrylic drawer type case I made about 2 years
>ago. I started out designing a single tower case but Home Depot
>wouldn't sell me anything less than a 4' x 8' sheet of acrylic
If you're really into moddin' stuff, a whole sheet would be
the better long-term purchase.
>and all
>the 'specialty' shops overcharged WAY TOO MUCH for what I had originally
>designed. My design changed drastically with all the extra plastic. I
>had to build a rack out of 1 inch square bar for the 3 drawers to slide
>on. Each system has 3 blue LED fans, 1 in front and 2 in the rear. I'd
>attach a pic but I don't think you can do that in a news group.
Pics can be linked from a URL, many ISPs, or photosharing
type 'sites would work. Ironically enough, these days with
so many having static IP addresses (or at least semi-static)
it's not even hard to link from any local system you ow
providing a simple server is running on the target and
port-forwarded from a router.
It's true that custom designs cost a lot... it's the main
reason everyone uses cases more alike than different, that
the mass production lowers costs so much. It seems you were
going to extra lengths though, designing in the drawer
slides and likely other features, so wouldn't it tend to
raise costs even further?
>A year or 2 before that, I build a system where I cut out the Red Hat
>logo for the side window, painted it red and black and put in a red cold
>cathode. Learned a lot about what not to do with spray paint on that one.
What did you learn? Offhand one thing that comes to mind is
not to use ordinary spray-paint on exterior surfaces because
it comes off way too easily. I've never tried vinyl dye on
acrylic/other-clear materials though, wonder if it would be
more abrasion resistant.
>
>I like the water fall idea but doesn't the water need to be contained in
>a closed system?
Why wouldn't it be closed? Essentially all you'd need is to
create such an (almost) closed chambers with a plug at the
top, then when filled with water the air is displaced till
the water is up to the plug level, then it's plugged.
Certainly that's oversimplified.
>Otherwise I'd fear for air bubbles, evaporation or
>contamination of the coolant.
It would be relatively trivial to install a filter to remove
contaminants, even a cheap automotive type gas line filter
might suffice in some situations... but then again the
coolant will probably need be replaced periodically. Air
bubbles aren't really a problem though, all you need is a
pump with immersed intake, a reservoir... even so, what
would it hurt to have an occasional bubble or two, or even a
lot of them so long as the *coolant* flow rate is still high
enough?
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