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submerged computer.
recklessnes Started conversation Nov 29, 2005
hello everyone,
i'm writing this journal entry on a computer that i have retrofitted into a translucent plastic storage box, outfitted with a stripped power supply, and with lots of cables dangling out the sides.
why on earth i would do that?
well...
don't laugh.
i'm going to fill the box with sunflower oil in a few minutes.
NO, i'm not crazy, sunflower oil, like allmost any oil does not conduct.
i'll keep you updated on how things go...
in the meanwhile i'm taking pictures of the computer which i have dubbed
FATPC (for Fat Annuled Temperature Personal Computer)
it will be on display on da vinci college's open house days when hundreds of people come to see what the college has to offer.
i hope my little idea will draw a lot of attention! 
submerged computer.
recklessnes Posted Nov 29, 2005
just did it, and i am now typing this message on one of the world's most silent PC's.
the computer kept running happily, and during the 'oiling' motherboard temperatures dropped approx three degrees centigrade.
by all means a successfull experiment.
photos yet to come.
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Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Nov 30, 2005
I'd think oil's not very good for the components though, is it?
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recklessnes Posted Dec 2, 2005
why not?
-it's slightly more viscous than air, that only causes a few minor problems with the fans I use to displace the liquid.
-the oil collects water from the air over time, but long before that will become a problem, the oil will stink terribly and have to be refreshed.
-ok, i'll give you this : hard-disks do not do well submerged in oil.
not well at all. 
+oil does NOT conduct
+it makes a great coolant
+it does not corrode metals, or dissolve plastics
+nor does it influence ceramics or silicium
+it looks really damn cool
+if it were to cause problems with components, i'd have typed this message on a different computer as i am behind the oily pc now, it has been running for four days straight now.
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Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Dec 2, 2005
I know oil doesn't conduct, I'm a molecular! What I mean is simply that the components aren't DESIGNED to operate submerged in oil
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recklessnes Posted Dec 15, 2005
no that is right, but tell me, smarty pants, how i am going to experiment with experimental submerged cooling without any parts that were MADE for the job since there aren't any THERE.
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Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Dec 16, 2005
Well, for one thing, the hdd of a computer is a rotating disk, designed to work with standard air resistance. Oil is much more viscuous, so you might have considered sealing it up to keep it working.
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recklessnes Posted Dec 23, 2005
hmmm you're not calling me stupid, are you? :P
naw, it crossed my mind, but after having a lot of people reassuring me that that type of drive would be sealed airtight in the drive compartment, i thought it would be ok.
appearantly it was not.
then again, that is what this was an experiment for.
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Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Dec 23, 2005
Yep, experiments are for blowing shit up, after all.
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Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Jan 15, 2006
Experiment failed.
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