[Kal-EL]

Originally Posted by ny_driver

Check it out....I'm on the team

This thing doesn't cool down quite as fast as I was hoping, but it stays cold.

to the Team buddy, hunker down and get to know your peeps.


Pull down on these chillers can take up to an hour and a half in my experience before you reach the best temps possible.

[ny_driver]

Thanks Kal-El and OCA for allowing me to join the team so soon.

-32c after ~an hour...not too shabby eh?

[Neuromancer]

w00t!!!!

Welcome to the team man!!

[Kal-EL]

Oh yah, the coolant stays cold like a mofo in there. I had to wait 2 days once because the frost around the evap was so thick. Once you have enough fluid in the reservoir, recirculating a loop thru it helps thaw out faster.

I'm guessing your anit-freeze mix wasn't strong enough and froze up?

Also, make sure your feed line tube/copper/whatever reaches down to the bottom of the reservoir to pick up the coldest coolant and that your return flows over the fins of the evap if at all possible.

[ny_driver]

The only thing that froze up was the frost that fell in the coolant. -25F windshield washer fluid seems to work well. I'll change it up if it becomes necessary.

[ny_driver]

Ohh I must add another picture as I dream about how cold the old 1055T is going to be. I rearranged and made a nice home for the chiller right next to my rig.

Now there is no need for my res anymore correct? Just go chiller>cpu>pump>chiller now? It's gonna be a nice short loop if so.

[Hondacity]

as long as the pump is sucking fluid you'd be ok...and alcohol will crack that swiftechy reservoir

[Kal-EL]

Yah, theres not need for a res cuz you got a big fatty res right there, just get the coolant flowing thru the pump and you'll be o.k.. What pump?

[ny_driver]

Swiftech MCP655-B....please tell me it will withstand the temperatures, and the washer fluid.

[Hondacity]

some guys with chilled water had that pump runnin @ -30c

you'll be fine