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Hey all. I was lucky enough to get one of the pelt water chillers Bender was offering. It can take 210 watts down to ambient when at full power. At this point, I'm wondering how I should control the beast. The power requirement for the chiller core is already taken care of. But, I don't know how I should go about with the temp moderation.
The temp can be controlled several ways: voltage control, relay, etc.
The chiller has a built-in RTD probe I'd like to use, but its not required. I'd like there to be some way for me to set the temp by using a thermostat of some sort, but I don't know how to go about and do that. One idea I had was to get the temperature control from a refrigerator and have it operate a relay to either turn on or turn off the chiller without turning off its psu, but I haven't had much luck.
Right now, my main reason for wanting to control the temperature is for the whole condensation thing. I have a swiftech waterblock on my proc (P4 2.4C) and one on my Radeon 9800. The chiller core and its psu will also be mounted inside my Xaser II case.
What other options do I have to prevent condensation damage, other than sealing the mobo with a conformal spray/dielectric grease?
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The reason I ask this is because I'm not going down to extreme temperatures... yet. Not in this case, and not with this setup, at least. So, I don't really need the type of insulation described on Phase-Change.com.
The temp can be controlled several ways: voltage control, relay, etc.
The chiller has a built-in RTD probe I'd like to use, but its not required. I'd like there to be some way for me to set the temp by using a thermostat of some sort, but I don't know how to go about and do that. One idea I had was to get the temperature control from a refrigerator and have it operate a relay to either turn on or turn off the chiller without turning off its psu, but I haven't had much luck.
Right now, my main reason for wanting to control the temperature is for the whole condensation thing. I have a swiftech waterblock on my proc (P4 2.4C) and one on my Radeon 9800. The chiller core and its psu will also be mounted inside my Xaser II case.
What other options do I have to prevent condensation damage, other than sealing the mobo with a conformal spray/dielectric grease?
-edit-
The reason I ask this is because I'm not going down to extreme temperatures... yet. Not in this case, and not with this setup, at least. So, I don't really need the type of insulation described on Phase-Change.com.
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