OT: Minature/Model AC? Is there such a thing? |
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OT: Minature/Model AC? Is there such a thing? |
SirAndy |
Nov 24 2008, 07:12 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,673 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
I'm looking for a small model Air Conditioning system.
Is there such a thing? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
VaccaRabite |
Nov 24 2008, 07:22 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,465 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Functional, or just a static model?
For cars, houses, what? Zach |
r_towle |
Nov 24 2008, 07:23 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,585 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
Mini AC unit for a model car???
Probably need to make/modify that. Mini AC unit like a house AC unit? I would suspect yes its available at a decent architectural supply shop... If none of the above work for you, try two part epoxy, the thick clay type epoxy. My son does alot of custom modeling with small action figures (WarHammer) he uses alot of the epoxy and a dremel. Rich |
SirAndy |
Nov 24 2008, 07:49 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,673 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Functional, small ...
I'm building a custom gaming PC and sucking warm air over hot components just doesn't cut it. I've got a overclocked nVidia card (GeForce 8800 GTX) that you could cook eggs on as soon as you run any App that really pushes the GPU. It comes with a huge fan build in, but even then, it'll just cook the board after 10 minutes or so. And then there's the two 3GHz dual CPUs ... I'm looking for some *real* cold air to feed to the monsters ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) Andy |
ws91420 |
Nov 24 2008, 07:55 PM
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Yes I have one a Lensley 914 Group: Members Posts: 2,063 Joined: 10-September 03 From: Ruther Glen,VA (halfway between sticks and civilization) Member No.: 1,137 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Don't they make a liquid based cooling system for that?
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VaccaRabite |
Nov 24 2008, 07:56 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,465 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Liquid cooling? Its proven tech, and simpler then a model A/C unit. If you use non-conductive liquid, spectacular failure won't even ruin your equipment.
Zach |
Katmanken |
Nov 24 2008, 08:02 PM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
You have several choices..
Live in Cinci and put the box outside in the 20 degree below normal air (darn global warming) Water cooling (too bad for the fish in the tank) A small windo AC unit with a cold air duct to the box.. (free room heat) A squirrel cage fan from a HVAC unit (big airflow and quiet) and Peltier effect local coolers for cpu's Peltier effect coolers Ken |
SirAndy |
Nov 24 2008, 08:03 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,673 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Ok, anyone got any pointers?
I need something that is flexible enough to be installed in my own PC ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
URY914 |
Nov 24 2008, 09:02 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 121,001 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
Buy a used race drivers cool suit and wrap it around the PC. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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ws91420 |
Nov 24 2008, 09:15 PM
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Yes I have one a Lensley 914 Group: Members Posts: 2,063 Joined: 10-September 03 From: Ruther Glen,VA (halfway between sticks and civilization) Member No.: 1,137 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Here's a cooling site. http://www.frozencpu.com/
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SirAndy |
Nov 24 2008, 09:24 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,673 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Ok, a few things ...
- All water cooled systems i found so far are for the main CPU only. That won't do me any good for the GPU ... - A water cooled system will only be as good as your ambient air temperature. So, a real mini AC system would seem like the better choice. I would get actual *cold* air i could direct to where i need it ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
VaccaRabite |
Nov 24 2008, 09:55 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,465 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Ok, a few things ... - All water cooled systems i found so far are for the main CPU only. That won't do me any good for the GPU ... - A water cooled system will only be as good as your ambient air temperature. So, a real mini AC system would seem like the better choice. I would get actual *cold* air i could direct to where i need it ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy You could run liquid cooling to anything you wanted. Just add the liquid ready heat sink and plumb in some plastic tube. Gamer nerds do it all the time. If you want to get fancy, you can then run the coolant to a source of refridgeration. I have never seen a small enough working AC unit for desktop computers, but I am sure that they have them, especially for enterprise level servers and such. Zach |
messix |
Nov 24 2008, 10:01 PM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
tony is coming down to your neck of the woods and that is his expertise. buy him dinner and drinks and he might have some thing for you. |
r_towle |
Nov 24 2008, 10:08 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,585 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
look up "peltier devices"
http://www.peltier-info.com/ First decent AC unit for a submarine. Used in IRaq for cooling CPU's and who humvee/truck full of computers. There are many systems for this.. there are many companies the make cabinet AC systems for computer related cooling http://www.americool.com/ Rich |
abbott295 |
Nov 25 2008, 06:09 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 237 Joined: 20-January 07 From: Georgia Member No.: 7,468 |
Can you put it in the refrigerator? I thought of that looking at the americool site and seeing their 'enclosures.'
But don't mind me, there are lots of people who know more than me. I only vaguely understand what it is you need to cool. technological ignorance strikes again. |
So.Cal.914 |
Nov 25 2008, 08:47 AM
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"...And it has a front trunk too." Group: Members Posts: 6,588 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J. Member No.: 1,658 Region Association: None |
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davep |
Nov 25 2008, 08:59 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,152 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
I'm the Technical Manager for Koolatron where we have been making Peltier cooled boxes since 1975. There are mini A/C units, but I'm not sure just how much cooling capacity you require. They consume a lot of power as well, so that may be a concern. A small compressor based system might be more suitable.
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STL914 |
Nov 25 2008, 11:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-October 03 From: O'Fallon, MO Member No.: 1,271 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
They've been putting AC units in CNC control cabinets for years now. If you have access to a machine shop that has CNC equipment, maybe you can find what system they have and go from there.
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pete-stevers |
Nov 25 2008, 05:41 PM
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saved from fire! Group: Members Posts: 2,642 Joined: 10-October 04 From: Abbotsford,BC, Canada Member No.: 2,914 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Andy not sure if a mini bar fidge has the capability of absorbing the heat of the unit you are trying to cool, but you could run a liquid into the fridge and back into your pc via small copper lines, or you could encase the unit you would like to cool and inside the enclosure run the cooling coil ...
a used fridge would cost peanuts, |
pete-stevers |
Nov 25 2008, 05:47 PM
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saved from fire! Group: Members Posts: 2,642 Joined: 10-October 04 From: Abbotsford,BC, Canada Member No.: 2,914 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
or just plumb your part inside of the fridge
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