Water Cooled MONSTER 1500 watts

Over 100 volts could be an issue though :stuck_out_tongue:

Maybe send some morse code.

Its an EK pump that cost me AUD $120ish so the quality is there.

I know, I’m using the same pump. Maximum coolant temperature is specified at 50°.

1500W with 2x 280 rads will exceed 50° coolant temperature. If you only use it for short(ish) bursts and do not let the coolant reach maximum temperature you might be ok.
Adding a coolant temperature sensor + display (these are available for under 20:money_mouth_face: might be a relatively easy fix, so you can switch off or reduce power when it aproaches critical temps.

Rear panel and front panel cut, front led positions marked out.

Chassis and fan holes cut.

Front view showing the “Water Block” in position.

Chassis “Finished”

Frame getting painted. Metal etch primer all over then Epoxy enamel for the inside and truck bed liner for the outside.

Subscribed.

Interesting…

Weird!
Maybe they are only supposed to block one’s direct view of the emitter?

yep i’ll subscribe to this

What’s the reason for a maximum allowed pump temperature?

What will damage with a too high temperature?

nice project!

No Martin, you can’t sell it… lol

Where’s the lanyard attachment ring for EDC? :smiling_imp:

Awesome job!!!

The pump is intended for computer Watercooling, where you do not want you water temps above 40° (roughly) because that would defeat the purpose of the Watercooling (lower temps than with air cooling)

Thus they might have gone for a choice of materials which perform nicely up to 50° but could possibly degrade if temps rise much higher.

I do not know the exakt physical reasons, but one idea would be softeners in the sealing surfaces which get dissolved at high temperatures and compromise sealing.

The DDC is safe up to 60C.
The fluid temp probably won’t reach that since not all 1500W are being dissipated as heat, and he can run the fans much faster/louder than a typical PC would have.

you are right, its 60, not 50°. This might just be enough. I would still integrate a temp meter to be sure.

The higher the coolant temp in comparison to ambient, the more effiecent the rads get which additionally benefits his setup. Still, even with delta fans those 280s can only cool so much. Good stuff, I’m looking forward to seeing the results.

They are 60mm thick at least. Much more cooling compared to thin low profile rads, but still 1500w worth of LEDs will be pushing it. Interested in seeing how it all goes, maybe upgrade to 360mm rads!

OP, will the emitters be mounted to the hollow pipes with water running through them?

Weird!
Maybe they are only supposed to block one’s direct view of the emitter?
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You can see straight through though, you can see my finger through the cone in the photo.

360 , rads wont work as it would require a full rebuild to fit them.
Yes , mounting the leds to the pipes with coolant running through.

Temp wont be an issue,

  1. the batteries (2x 8000mah 4s lipo in series) will probably only last 10 mins or so.
  2. as mentioned in the first post, its not intended to be practical and is more of a functional sculpture.