Battery effect, corrosion how long ?

[fender123]

Soooo, been reading the "battery effect" thread.

Here's my setup Maze 3 , Chevette Heatercore, Eheim 1048 with some water wetter. Everything else is PVc (plastic barbs and res.)

Question : How long do i have till my Chevette heatercore corrodes away enough to leak, ?
Also, what heatercores are totally copper and where to get them ?

This is one of the main reasons i am quite glad i built my own "EXOS" external watercooling setup. at least it won't spew on my computer's insides.

[Overbrazil]

Dont worry. All copper components + antifreeze.
enjoy it

[SkiFletch]

yup. you should be just fine with all copper. the battery effect only applies to systems with dissimilar metals, like copper and alluminum or steel, or something like that

[fender123]

But aren't the fins on the Chevette Heatercore aluminum ?
That doesn't do anything ?
If so cooooooooollllllll :)

[SkiFletch]

nope, the inner workings of the cevette heatercore are all copper, so you should be golden

[Liss]

okie.. kinda same topic..
i'm not 100% sure that my core is copper..


so lets just say its al..
how long before sob corrosion kicks in?

[HeXenViRii]

Originally posted by Liss
okie.. kinda same topic..
i'm not 100% sure that my core is copper..


so lets just say its al..
how long before sob corrosion kicks in?

ditto , lets hear the answer someone ...

[JFettig]

you will start seeing it in like a month... so says dorrelco, he uses poly toppped AL blocks soemtimes i guess
its not much to worry about if its all copper and brass

[Liss]

arg.. .
most cores at copper right?

[JFettig]

if it looks copper(the tanks) or brass, its copper

[Liss]

you 100% sure?