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Has anybody thought of looking for an oil pump of some type, I know they have to exist. Normal fan motors would wear out, and water pumps wear out too, because of the Viscosity of the oil.
 
if you could install this then install your boards submerged... and spend some time fiddling with the bubbles (i don't think you'd have to worry about it, heat transferes from air to oil too.) there is a VERY EFFECTIVE way to cool said mineral oil... but i'm not disclosing my thought process in this forum until/if i have come to a feasible conclusion... if you think about it for a while you'll be like "omg that is sooo freaking obvious and sooo homebrewable!" hahah. 😛

oh yeah, and just get low viscosity oil... i see this as a possible trend in the near future... but not for your average "off the line" pc.

if you thinking what i'm thinking.. send me a pm and we'll find a financial backer... I already have half the case designed in my head. 😛
 
err.. feasible but no. that's not what i was thinking... minifridge won't run on it's back... unless you wanted to seal the front up and cut a door out of the top... and even then, that wouldn't have neat windows. 😛
 
I have an acrylic case and I'm very tempted to give this a go, my concern is will the oil get in and warp my board? And it'd be a permanent mod basically cuz trying to get that stuff off afterwards just wouldn't happen...
 
I have an acrylic case and I'm very tempted to give this a go, my concern is will the oil get in and warp my board? And it'd be a permanent mod basically cuz trying to get that stuff off afterwards just wouldn't happen...
 
The componets used in mobo, ram, HD, PSU etc. are not specifically tested for general material compatibility. It is an issue with oils like mineral oil. Some plastics will have accelerated stress crack, or similar advanced aging that may cause the components to break down in strange ways. I doubt there's been much testing for these components in this respect.
 
I think oil would prolly be good for the plastic... you know, so it doesn't dry out.. i'm just worried about the pcb and what it's permeability.... maybe we should try using some turtle wax stuff that you put on your cars dash board... clear armorall or somthing, haha.
 
my point is that oil is not aways good for plastics in addition to other materials. For example, some plastics including types of polyurethanes will swell after long-term contact with mineral oil.

Another thing to consider, long-term absorbsion of the oil in pourous materials (mobo?). These items swell and cause all kinds of issues?

I'd like to see one of these systems after 90 days of running.
 
It would be great to test something like that though. Over clock it to the point were it won't kill everything by itself and then run it for about a year and see how the system fairs. If after a year there is no sign of were and tare, then it would probably have a small market for it.
 
if you think that a cirtain part is going to swell... just coat it with laqour... a perfect tool for the job would be clear nail polish (just steal some from your mom or sister , haha) or even just go get some of that uv reactive stuff they have and make your case look cool to boot.... get it? boot? hahahha (ok, it wasn't funny)

anyway, yeah, i think if you put some clear laqour in places you think needed to be sealed up it would help a bit... becuse the top and bottom of the board are pretty much sealed by what's printed on it... maybe just coat the chips in the stuff (and it'll still transfer heat relatively well) then you wouldn't have to worry as much. or just use spray on silicone (like the stuff you buy at the shoe store for your leather stuff)
 
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