Under the Ice for Philly Cheese
 

New build for Philly Cheese - Lots of pics. All new parts.

Let's start off with Big 3/4 hp condenser

http://www.under-the-ice.com/SingleS...l/IMG_1019.jpg

3/4 hp Danfoss Compressor

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Evaporator brazed up

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Flex line brazed to evap

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Cap tube coming up

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Water bath to check for leaks

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Evap is pressured at 250psi to check for leaks while bathing

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I like to wrap the cap tube around flexline for added subcooling, then add rubber tape to secure cap tube to flex.

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Big fat insulation

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My work bench

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I add a piece of copper around the joint where the flexline and copper meet. This is a spot where leaks can possible develop over time.

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Closer look at splint

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Unit is all brazed up now and pressure testing. I have more pictures but I need a break from uploading for lunch. :blink:

Love pics like this. Thanks. :)

Sick looking build. Awesome work runmc .......... :thumbsup:

Philly will be chilly ....... :)

Sweet cant wait to see it in action Philly

looks nice! mine is still pumping away at -45c on haswell :D :D couldnt be happier

PhillyPHreeze!

Nice :) May it serve u well my friend.

Very nice. Class A work as usual. What temps are you shooting for?

I shoot for -35 C at 300 watt load, evaporator temperature.

I have a lot more pictures to come. Unit is vacuuming now. I let it vacuum overnight
and then do a triple evac tomorrow and then charge it up with r-507. :thumbsup:

WOW!
Blown away!! (RUBS HANDS TOGETHER WITH EVIL GRIN) :Hi:

SWEET MAN!
Call before you ship, as I may need to put it on "WILL CALL" if I'm out of town.

nice work as always Ron!

Cant wait to get another unit from you!

Thanks for the compliments guys. It's all about taking your time and having the right tools mostly. And a little experience. ;) I like to post these detailed builds to give other people ideas on how it's done and also give the new owner the opportunity to see their new cooler being built. I learned a lot from looking at other peoples builds.
Here's a few more shots -

After I bolt the compressor on the deck, I like to run my discharge and liquid line. The discharge is the 1/4 tube going from the compressor to the condenser. The liquid line is the 1/4 tube going from the condenser to the filter/drier which in turn feeds the cap tube which runs to the evaporator.

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Here they are brazed up.

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Suction line is the flex line that goes from the evaporator back to compressor.

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Everything is brazed up and I have it under pressure to see if there are any leaks. You use nitrogen to pressure test and purge with. Next I'll work on wiring.

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250 psi pressure test

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Wiring goody box

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Wiring and switch done but I closed the cover. I'll open it up and get a picture of the wiring tomorrow.

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I paint the copper to help keep it from oxiding and getting green and nasty, plus it looks a lot better.

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:ohcrap: More pictures tomorrow. :)

Very Nice man!
I was expecting to wait, was getting bummed out. Great work! :good: Seeing as this is my first one, are there do's and don'ts? Like I assume its not good to run everyday, how will it handle a 6/12 core 2011? Great build log! Very Happy!!

you'll love it, easy smeasy sub ambient. :thumbsup:

I use mine a lot as I can't afford LN2 very offend

Very Cool!!!
I got's to make room now.................:good:

Sure you can use it everyday. :good: I personally wouldn't go 24/7 with anything freezing cold. No dos and don'ts about the phase unit. It's all about prepping your socket and motherboard. I believe Bill (Buckeye) has a great guide in this phase section. Prepping for phase is not as severe as prepping for LN2. Someone here at your forums can walk you through it. Six cores are pretty hot as I recall. Give it a shot and see what happens. The unit is built for 300 Watt. Not sure what the 6 cores crank out.

After an overnight vacuum and a triple evac I put the r-507 charge to it this morning. No load testing and tweaking of charge yet. Maybe later today. It does get cold though. Seems like a great cooler.

We got some smoke coming off the evap if you look closely

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Strong charge

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I prefer to strap the copper lines down to prevent damage during shipping and just plain use.

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I still have some more insulation to do then some mesh and mounting. This will be day three since start. Not sure exactly how many hours I have in it. I'll have to do a punch clock on my next unit. More pics later. :good:

wow that is a really cool build!

Great work man!
Yeah I can prep a socket, no worries there. NO TIME CLOCK! :ohcrap: J/K!

Man, you do such nice work ....... :)

3930K = 130W TDP

you'll be chillin philly :thumbsup:

just do a standard sub zero set up,


http://www.overclockaholics.com/foru...1&d=1395337164

http://www.overclockaholics.com/foru...1&d=1395337164

http://www.overclockaholics.com/foru...1&d=1395337164

hehehe - I knew somebody was watching your back.
Great insulation job Witchdoctor ! :good:

Yeah my last insulation, I for got to use masking tape around the CPU, I took the hold down off the 2011 and clay ozzied under the CPU UGH!

:jiggy::jiggy::jiggy::jiggy::jiggy::jiggy:

Is it done yet, is it done yet, is it done yet, is it done yet:blush:

Yep - it's done. Ships Monday. :good: Picture 1 - Charged at 302 watt on Kil-o-watt thingy @ -36C

AWESOME!
Let me know man.........................

Diggin the crazy mess ......... :thumbsup:

Ron, do they make retainers for GPU's ?

I was wondering that myself, it would have to be smaller wouldn't it?

@Ron, check your email man!!!

Ready to go on this end.

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Very cool man!
Thank you for your patients with me, I was thinking of one with two heads that are smaller for GPU'S have you done anything like that before?

THANK YOU!

Never could keep two heads balanced. One would be warmer than the other.

Addicted...

Instead of a dual head evap, use phase change as a liquid chiller. (Evap being a another rad immersed in a liquid.

Look up water cooler chiller for more deets.




correct me if I am wrong, but 300W is pretty easy to hit on a 2011. You will have to keep a good eye on your temps as you clock up, as once you hit near that load... temps will increase sharply.

Very nice work ron, super clean :)


How much one of these run? I might have to invest in one come summer. Got a 30' long shed I can use with its own electric panel :)

@around before shipping

Nice.

If I keep getting 40 hours a week, I think I will be ordering one as well :)

Just let me know when and I'll put your name on one. :good:

Rubs hands together defiantly :morpheus:

You'll love it. SS is fun. It's not LN2 but it's a one price performer. Plug and Play. Once you use your ln2 it's gone. Then ya got to get more.

Guess who showed up at my door, just now? The wet box scares me but it has been raining all day here today. I just hope its not bad.............................

All right, I got four good drinks in me,(its Thursday!:thumbsup:) looks to be intact, just wanted to post these:keeporder:

I'm not touching it till tomorrow as alcohol don't mix with Voltage :Hi:

I hope that's water and not oil. Does the box look smashed anywhere? The way it's wet on one side makes me think it could have been laying on it's side. When you first start it up, let it run a minutes and then turn it off and let it sit for ten minutes. Do that a couple more times. That way the oil can move back into the compressor.
If there is oil inside the box, something is broken. Probably not though.
I'm glad you were there to sign for it.

No,
Its all intact. No wetness inside, unless its dripped straight out and I can't see it (inside the box is dry) its not crushed anywhere. I'll fire it up tomorrow, follow yer instructions..........
Thanks Again Ron!!!!

Hey Ron
I must be doing something wrong as at first it shot down to -55 degrees, then ever since it has slowly risen to hover around+ 20-30 degrees Celsius?
I have a window open on the condenser temps outside at 5 Celsius, at first it looked and worked great.
Maybe I'm doing something wrong, is it ok to seat the unit next to my computer set up? ?Should the motor be higher than or below my setup? As the neck is long, and im not sure what to do with the extra(I assume keep it standing up)?

I shut it off for a while, see if it helps .............Need advice here really. Thanks!