[Noisebridge-discuss] Computer hardware

[John Menerick]

I have been semi-working on this problem for too long now.   
Personally, I have been working on cooling an identical version of the  
HP server found upstairs.

Pretty much any type of oil will work for coolant (white oil/mineral  
oil, veggie oil, motor oil, etc...)  You are looking for a low  
viscosity liquid which is non-conductive and non-corrosive.  I prefer  
liquids which do not have horrible MSDS sheets.  All you need is a  
radiator, pump, and a holding/submersion tank.  One can find  
integrated pumps and radiators cheaply on Ebay.

Lesson's learned:
A 6 gallon tank will not hold a 2U rack server.
Do not place non-SSD and/or optical drives into the coolant due to  
friction and design issues with the drives.
Be careful of wicking.  Given time, coolant will find a way out of the  
case.
Places will laugh and think you are crazy for ordering 6 gallons of  
mineral oil.  Be prepared to hunt for mineral oil or shell out a chunk  
of change for shipping/handling.


John Menerick
irc: liquidsun



On Jun 5, 2009, at 11:49 AM, Christie Dudley wrote:

> I heard talk of it being donated this weekend.  A mighty, powerful  
> box, but noisy because of fans.  Hence cooling solutions being  
> solicited.
>
>
> Christie
>
> ---
> "I want us all to think about new and creative ways to engage young  
> people in science and engineering, whether it's science festivals,  
> robotics competitions, fairs that encourage young people to create  
> and build and invent -- to be makers of things, not just consumers  
> of things."
>
> - President Obama in address to National Academy of Sciences April  
> 27, 2009
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 11:16 AM, d p chang <weasel at meer.net> wrote:
>
> > There is already a 1U, half-depth box that is on the hack shelf. It
> > needs ram and a disk.
>
> hmmm... possibly i'm looking in the wrong place, but the only 1u box i
> see on the hack shelf is alredy populated (disk/ram although 100mhz).
>
>
> \p
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