Peltier Condensation Prevention
Article by Jason on 09.09.2003
Cube in the Case:
| The container once built and leak tested then had to be drilled for the water leads. This is where my incoming cool and outgoing hot water tubes would pass through the container. I found no more scientific manner for drilling these holes than having the waterblock/peltier assembly in place and eyeballing the locations, the result you can see below. Once the holes had been drilled I used one of the small bags that you often find inside a pair of new shoes called silica gel. Silica gel is a desiccant, meaning it absorbs moisture from the air. I silicone glued this small bag in an unseen corner so that it could do its job once the container was in place and no one would see it. |
 |
| Once drilled I placed the acrylic container into position and fed the tubes through the holes I had just drilled. I used more silicone to seal the tubes in place and assure that no air would find its way inside the container. Happy with the seating of the container against the motherboard I used silicone around the edges further to form an airtight seal. Now I just waited a few hours for the silicone to cure. The results are below. |
 |
Overall there were a only a few considerations I had to take into account when constructing, assembling, and placing the cube into position. The space around the socket was very tight and the Cube did push against some of the capacitors but not enough to damage or dent any. The motherboard had one close by mounting hole which would allow air to enter under the cube, as such it had to be prefilled with silicone and let cure. As with any peltier assembly the hot and cold side are of critical importance not to confuse. Doing so would mean nearly instant CPU burn up. Labling and pre-testing the peltier was done. |
** Discuss this article with Jason and other readers in our forums! **
| « Back a Page | Page 5 » |