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Thread ID: 110565 2010-06-22 22:24:00 OIL COOLING LOL GreacherTech (15784) PC World Chat
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1112490 2010-06-22 22:24:00 So has anyone actually tried oil cooling?

Saw a few demos on YouTube and thought it looked awesome...just a bit messy :P
GreacherTech (15784)
1112491 2010-06-23 01:27:00 Do you mean a tank full? You will get better temps with water done the conventional way. But from what ive seen oil can keep stable temps over a longer period hueybot3000 (3646)
1112492 2010-06-23 01:31:00 You can cool oil in hydraulic systems in one of two ways in general. Either a water cooled heat exchanger or a forced air draft oil cooler.

I used to use Oxford Controls air blast oil coolers in our machine tool spindle hydraulic power packs, like in this photo: www.box.net

I have a feeling this is not what you mean.....:banana:punk
Terry Porritt (14)
1112493 2010-06-23 01:33:00 im talking about filling an air tight case with oil, covering all components except the psu ;) GreacherTech (15784)
1112494 2010-06-23 01:40:00 That's what I figured you meant. Why not the psu as well? hueybot3000 (3646)
1112495 2010-06-23 01:51:00 Oil will damage the inside of the PSU I assume? Don't really know tbh GreacherTech (15784)
1112496 2010-06-23 01:53:00 Given its non conductive I wouldnt think it would matter what you put in it. Hard drives may not like it though, or anything with movin parts hueybot3000 (3646)
1112497 2010-06-23 01:54:00 It really is an idiotic idea that shouldn't be given the light of day even in idle passing fancy.............:thumbs: Terry Porritt (14)
1112498 2010-06-23 01:57:00 www.pugetsystems.com hueybot3000 (3646)
1112499 2010-06-23 01:57:00 It really is an idiotic idea that shouldn't be given the light of day even in idle passing fancy.............:thumbs:

Well sorry bout it, it may cause difficulty when the oil gets dirty, but it actually keeps the system at quite a reasonable temperature.

All i know is that when seeing it done, they didnt cover the psu and i assumed there was a reason, the HDD was fine, system ran perfectly.
GreacherTech (15784)
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