Fan controller to control pump speed

[warmmilk]

So I have a theory on how to control pump speed on my next build, let me know if this will cause any issues.

 

Get this pump:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_201&products_id=21689

 

use this molex to 3pin adaptor:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=608

 

to plug it into this fan controller (30W per channel):

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/11435/bus-230/Lamptron_30W_-_4_Channel_Aluminum_Rheobus_w_Multi_Color_Backlit_LED_-_Version_2_-_Black_FC-5V2_w_Brighter_Display.html?tl=g47c17s239

 

 

and for bonus points, I can add the rpm monitoring pin to the adaptor...

 

will this work?  will it cause any issues?  is 30W enough?  any issues from tiny 3 pin connector instead of full size molex?

 

I'm planning on filling the other 3 channels with 8 more fans (3 Noctua NF-A14 FLX, 3 NB eloop, 2 Noctua NF-F12 respectively) but all running really slow

[warmmilk]

nobody's got anything?

[Prophet of Entropy]

the problem is it doesn't say anywhere how much amperage the controller is rated for, so it might work, also might catch fire.

personally i'd rather use a http://koolance.com/tms-205-software-thermal-interface-controller or something like it, its rated for 6.5 amps which is your pump @24volts + about 20 performance 120mm fans

[warmmilk]

the problem is it doesn't say anywhere how much amperage the controller is rated for, so it might work, also might catch fire.

personally i'd rather use a http://koolance.com/tms-205-software-thermal-interface-controller or something like it, its rated for 6.5 amps which is your pump @24volts + about 20 performance 120mm fans

 

have you used the Koolance controller?  How is the interface? is it easy to setup?  I'm not opposed to something like that.  I was originally thinking a tbalancer but I heard its just a hair below impossible to setup if you speak German...  

 

the appeal of the Lamptron to me is i can hook up my fans, one temp probe, turn the knobs till I find an acceptable noise level (as close to non as I can get) and forget it

[airdeano]

So I have a theory on how to control pump speed on my next build, let me know if this will cause any issues.

 

Get this pump:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_201&products_id=21689

 

use this molex to 3pin adaptor:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=608

 

to plug it into this fan controller (30W per channel):

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/11435/bus-230/Lamptron_30W_-_4_Channel_Aluminum_Rheobus_w_Multi_Color_Backlit_LED_-_Version_2_-_Black_FC-5V2_w_Brighter_Display.html?tl=g47c17s239

 

 

and for bonus points, I can add the rpm monitoring pin to the adaptor...

 

will this work?  will it cause any issues?  is 30W enough?  any issues from tiny 3 pin connector instead of full size molex?

 

I'm planning on filling the other 3 channels with 8 more fans (3 Noctua NF-A14 FLX, 3 NB eloop, 2 Noctua NF-F12 respectively) but all running really slow

 

sounds good or just use the Swiftech 655 (vario) and not have to go through that

whole exercise of fan controllers and wiring. once you get the system bled, it'll

prolly end up on 2 or 3 for temps and flow, anyway.

and the jury is still out on the PWM model.

 

airdeano

[warmmilk]

If I got the PWM pump and used my mobo to control speed, how would filling the loop work? Cause I wouldn't have power going to the mobo. Or does it automatically run at full speed if the PWM plug isn't plugged in, just the molex?

[Parkway Drive]

http://koolance.com/ctr-spd12x2-dual-12v-pump-controller

[Prophet of Entropy]

the koolance software looks easy enough to use http://koolance.com/tms-205-software-screenshots , I haven't used it but im pretty sure it will work fine. I have a http://koolance.com/ctr-cd1224-pump-and-fan-controller-with-display.

the PWM pump probably runs at full with just the molex plugged in, id be very supprised if it didn't, but it also doesn't come with a pump top so you'd need a custom top of some type.

you can control your loop a lot of different ways, what you use will depend on what you want your comp to look like and what you want to monitor. I wanted something that could control fans, control my pump, monitor temps and measure flow without having to tab out of what I was playing.

if you just want to tune for noise it'd be cheapest to just get a vario pump (since flow rate doesn't affect temp unless your pump is going very slow) and a fan controller.

[warmmilk]

the koolance software looks easy enough to use http://koolance.com/tms-205-software-screenshots , I haven't used it but im pretty sure it will work fine. I have a http://koolance.com/ctr-cd1224-pump-and-fan-controller-with-display.

the PWM pump probably runs at full with just the molex plugged in, id be very supprised if it didn't, but it also doesn't come with a pump top so you'd need a custom top of some type.

you can control your loop a lot of different ways, what you use will depend on what you want your comp to look like and what you want to monitor. I wanted something that could control fans, control my pump, monitor temps and measure flow without having to tab out of what I was playing.

if you just want to tune for noise it'd be cheapest to just get a vario pump (since flow rate doesn't affect temp unless your pump is going very slow) and a fan controller.

 

yeah, I gave up on the use fan controller to control pump idea...  Now I'm just trying to decide between a PWM pump and a regular vario pump...  I'll prolly go with a regular vario since its about 40 bucks cheaper.  And I will be using a Bitspower pump top.  Imma buy Performance-pcs's pump/top/mod - assembled kit.

[airdeano]

yeah, I gave up on the use fan controller to control pump idea...  Now I'm just trying to decide between a PWM pump and a regular vario pump...  I'll prolly go with a regular vario since its about 40 bucks cheaper.  And I will be using a Bitspower pump top.  Imma buy Performance-pcs's pump/top/mod - assembled kit.

 

 

keep it simple.. the more connections the possibilities of errors.

 

airdeano