There is a sucker born every minute...

[The Q]

There is a sucker born every minute...Do not try to open an AIO pump. You will break it...I broke the wires that fed the windings, the stator is glued in so I can't redo the windings. I just had to open the pump instead of just adding the reservoir. Well, ARCTIC get's a new sale since the building of the 240mm AIO is rock solid, not stupid proof thou;.

[Dedayog]

Naw, if that's all your broke was a $100 AIO, you're good.  Learned something too.  

[The Q]

3 minutes ago, PacketMan said:

Well, I guess it didn't work properly so you HAD TO open it up, right? Lol

I was going to add a reservoir to the damn thing, then my Dumb and Dumber part said, hey why don't you see if the micro fins have any gunk. There was* some stuff but very small, whiteish and squishy ! On the bright side I have a 240mm rad as a paper weight

 

Edited : saw with was.

Edited November 8, 2018 by The Q

[knightslugger]

well, i mean the rad isn't COMPLETELY useless. it's still a 240x28mm rad that you can splice into with regular plumbing fittings. they're just rubber hoses.

[The Q]

1 minute ago, knightslugger said:

well, i mean the rad isn't COMPLETELY useless. it's still a 240x28mm rad that you can splice into with regular plumbing fittings. they're just rubber hoses.

Yes, at this point I will buy another one for the CPU and maybe water cool the Graphics Card with the 240mm that, now, I have laying around. All I need is a pump for the GC and the right plate

[Zando_]

17 minutes ago, The Q said:

I was going to add a reservoir to the damn thing, then my Dumb and Dumber part said, hey why don't you see if the micro fins have any gunk. There was* some stuff but very small, whiteish and squishy ! On the bright side I have a 240mm rad as a paper weight

 

Edited : saw with was.

Why were you going to add a res to it? 

[The Q]

2 minutes ago, VegetableStu said:

did the tube connector on the pump have screw threads, or was there some prying/breaking needed to remove them? o_o

I just had to pull ...it seems the "?O-rings"? can be changed if need be 

[The Q]

1 minute ago, Zando Bob said:

Why were you going to add a res to it? 

To be able to change the liquid inside every 1 year...and for some reason(no leaks) the standard liquid was evaporating, the volume of water that came out was very low.

[The Q]

On 11/8/2018 at 9:37 AM, VegetableStu said:

oh pressure fit(?), interesting o_o

thinking to untube a different AIO for a project and I'm hoping it's regular threaded fixtures ,_,

That I don't know ...worst case scenario I will see a post about it from you

 

 I wonder if I can McGyver this and add the corpse of the pump to the bicycle and move the fluid around like that...playing games and working out ? Success ...

[Canada EH]

1 hour ago, The Q said:

I broke the wires that fed the windings, the stator is glued in so I can't redo the windings.

Windings are windings and wires are wires. A clearer picture of the issue would be great. If there is the Silastic or "glue" as you call it, which I can assume it is, then its just a bit harder to get rid of the Silastic in the problem area because you do not want to mark through the motor winding coating which is a polymer film, if it scratches and touches another marked motor winding then that is not good, not good at all.

 

You probably ripped the wire off the winding wire when you took it apart. I see no Silastic on the pictures you provided.

 

[The Q]

The windings where attached to the circuit board directly...I said wire to identify the wire copper that went from the circuit board to the windings before it wrapped around ! 

[Bcat00]

100$ for a lesson isn’t anything wrong with that, people have paid more for less 

[Tog Driver]

On 11/8/2018 at 9:08 AM, The Q said:

 On the bright side I have a 240mm rad as a paper weight

That sounds cool. . .

 

On 11/8/2018 at 11:39 AM, Bcat00 said:

100$ for a lesson isn’t anything wrong with that, people have paid more for less 

True, but it would be better to have learned it without it costing anything.

[knightslugger]

9 minutes ago, TheClueLessMajority said:

True, but it would be better to have learned it without it costing anything.

life lessons are seldom without cost.

[imreloadin]

14 minutes ago, TheClueLessMajority said:

True, but it would be better to have learned it without it costing anything.

This is why I only ever mess with stuff when I'm upgrading and have the new replacement component already installed. Then I'm free to go ham on it and it doesn't really matter if it breaks or not.

[The Q]

22 minutes ago, imreloadin said:

This is why I only ever mess with stuff when I'm upgrading and have the new replacement component already installed. Then I'm free to go ham on it and it doesn't really matter if it breaks or not.

Well...I bought the Arctic Freezer rev2. Once I finish studying and start working again I shall spend many many moneyz on upgrading everything. Lesson learned !

[Bcat00]

1 hour ago, TheClueLessMajority said:

True, but it would be better to have learned it without it costing anything.

Well ya but life isn’t fair, lesson is a lesson, regardless of the cost

[Tog Driver]

On 11/8/2018 at 1:27 PM, knightslugger said:

life lessons are seldom without cost.

True, but wouldn't it be nice if they were without cost?

 

On 11/8/2018 at 1:32 PM, imreloadin said:

This is why I only ever mess with stuff when I'm upgrading and have the new replacement component already installed. Then I'm free to go ham on it and it doesn't really matter if it breaks or not.

But if you wouldn't have broken it you could have sold it or maybe used it for another build. . .

[Guest]

9 hours ago, jstudrawa said:

Naw, if that's all your broke was a $100 AIO, you're good.  Learned something too.  

Great attitude. More should take your approach instead of being mindless nerds about it..."well it says not to open it..duh!"

[Tog Driver]

3 hours ago, Bcat00 said:

Well ya but life isn’t fair,

Oh really?

3 hours ago, Bcat00 said:

lesson is a lesson, regardless of the cost

True, but it would be nice if the lesson was cheaper. . .

[imreloadin]

3 minutes ago, TheClueLessMajority said:

But you wouldn't have broken it you could have sold it or maybe used it for another build. . .

It all depends on how you weigh the monetary or utility value of the item against the value of learning from it. Obviously people values those differently.

[Tog Driver]

1 minute ago, imreloadin said:

It all depends on how you weigh the monetary or utility value of the item against the value of learning from it. Obviously people values those differently.

True, it depends a lot on what you learn, is it "I broke this $12,000 thing but learned to not tighten screws so much" or "I broke my $20 cup but learned how to drive a forklift".

[imreloadin]

Just now, TheClueLessMajority said:

True, it depends a lot on what you learn, is it "I broke this $12,000 thing but learned to not tighten screws so much" or "I broke my $20 cup but learned how to drive a forklift".

Obviously context is everything

[Guest]

It's pretty simple electronics and components, with a bit of planning you could well put it back together. Do a dry fit first. Might need some soldering depending on the internal electronics you mentioned broke, but there is no reason why you couldn't get it working again I don't THINK. I wonder if you could tap G1/4 threads in the radiator and pump housing, you'd need to be careful with the plastic on the pump/block cover though. 

[purple_rider]

9 hours ago, The Q said:

To be able to change the liquid inside every 1 year...and for some reason(no leaks) the standard liquid was evaporating, the volume of water that came out was very low.

AIOs have very little liquid in them.