Anyone do cooling with Freon?

[PowerMac4Ever]

I want to cool my comp with Freon... preferably R134. Has anyone tried this before? The main problem is finding an effective but cheap compressor.

 

[amdskip]

Good luck

 

[Jerboy]

<< I want to cool my comp with Freon... preferably R134. Has anyone tried this before? The main problem is finding an effective but cheap compressor. >>




Building your own refrigeration system is futile. You need to have a considerable background knowledge in calculating the filling amount, matching proper evaporator+condenser and oil. You also need to have an oxyacetylene torch to hook things together, a vacuum pump to evacuate the system and some mean of filling the refrigerant precisely.


Have a look at my cooler here

 

[jayboal]

In addition to Jerboy's comments, have you considered insulation? It's not a trivial problem. Anytime you have something well below ambient temperature there is water condensation (unless you have humidity controlled to 0%); you don't want that in your computer!

My guess is you'd be best off buying a commercial supercooling setup; I saw a post here about one for ~$400.

 

[PowerMac4Ever]

Building your own refrigeration system is futile. You need to have a considerable background knowledge in calculating the filling amount, matching proper evaporator+condenser and oil. You also need to have an oxyacetylene torch to hook things together, a vacuum pump to evacuate the system and some mean of filling the refrigerant precisely.

I'm sure I can handle it... but it'll probably take longer to build than I expected.

In addition to Jerboy's comments, have you considered insulation? It's not a trivial problem. Anytime you have something well below ambient temperature there is water condensation (unless you have humidity

That's something I have to consider.

My guess is you'd be best off buying a commercial supercooling setup; I saw a post here about one for ~$400.

Eh, buying it isn't as fun

 

[gil11542]

Another big consideration is you have to have a CFC card to purchase refrigerents by law, I am a HVAC Serv. tech and the EPA has handed out some heafty fines. Best to buy preassemble, I have done refrigeration work for over 15yrs. and I can honestally say that I would buy instead of build unless building it was part of the fun, of corse it would just be a job to me , YUCK.