Even so roughness helps it hold mechanically but oil requires a tight positive seal or it will leak.
Epoxy adheres to PVC pretty well, however.
I roughed up the interior surface of the fitting with a file before I globbed silicone in there. Maybe I didn't get it rough enough.
Lol, I should have taken your advice about the epoxy in place of the silicone. However, I took a quick look at those silicone plugs yesterday and both of them appeared to be intact. Must be leaking from some place else.... I need to remove one of the radiators to take a better look (pain in the ass)Haha a little leak never got in the way of Wyatt Earp!
Haha, tell me about it. "This is all going to end in tears" is what my father told me. He was pretty much right.Posting in epicness. Nice job, I'd never put my pc in oil. Too much trouble
Experimenting and experience. My outlook is: if someone else is able to do something, then there's no reason why I can't do it also.I enjoy following up this thread and conversation between Rubycon and legoman. It is a very humbling experience. Where is all that knowledge and skill coming from? My faith in humanity is partially restored thanks to you both...
Well, I think Rubycon needs to come to Ohio. I can't find the god damn leak on my case. The silicone "caps" on my sawed off T's are not leaking. The fittings and T's in the front of the case are not leaking. The left side radiator is not leaking. I don't think the bulkhead fittings on the bottom of the tank are leaking but I tightened them anyway (but it's kind of hard to tell without the tank being full and providing pressure). The only potential leak spots that I haven't been able to check yet are the right side radiator (unlikely, it's made from brass, copper and steel and it wasn't leaking before) and maybe the NPT fitting on the drain.
Stumped.
Dust suspect areas with flour or something similar and you should see the trail if the leak runs through it.
You can put small amounts of dye in the oil such as ones here:
http://www.amazon.com/Tracer-Product.../dp/B000JFHNTM
It helps finding trace amounts. Nice thing with UV LEDs it's a LOT easier to use a small flashlight source.
And since your oil becomes fluorescent you can add UV lighting to your case and it will glow! (or use a lower power bluray laser to create beams through the oil, etc.)
Very nice job. I've often thought about doing one for true silence but what a mess!
As far as your leak... maybe oil is creeping up the cables?
While those are both valid ideas, there is so much oil all over the god damn place that I don't think they'd help
You can put small amounts of dye in the oil such as ones here:
http://www.amazon.com/Tracer-Product.../dp/B000JFHNTM
It helps finding trace amounts. Nice thing with UV LEDs it's a LOT easier to use a small flashlight source.
And since your oil becomes fluorescent you can add UV lighting to your case and it will glow! (or use a lower power bluray laser to create beams through the oil, etc.)
I have some dye and a UV light. Is the dye going to make my oil conductive?
It should not matter especially at the dielectric strength you need. Also a little dye goes a long ways! For example I can dip a tooth pick into the bottle of dye just so its tip is wetted and then stir that end in a jug of water and the entire contents become active.
It's an old halloween prank - take this treated water and pour into a (well rinsed!) Prestone bottle. Drink right from this bottle in the presence of blacklight blue lamps and the audience gets the impression that you're drinking straight anti freeze! (that's really bad for you. )
I wish the pictures would show up while I'm at work. I have a friend who wants to build a rig like this and I'd like to scare him off of it before he tries and drags me into it with him.