Re: Colocation in the US.

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Re: Colocation in the US.
	2007-01-25 14:49:15
The main issue with Flourinert is price -- I wanted some to cool a 20W IR laser -- I didn't spend that much time looking before I just decided to switch to distilled water, but I was finding prices like > $300 for a 1 liter bottle (http://www.parallax-tech.com/ fluorine.htm). I did find some cheaper "recycled" Fluorinert, but it wasn't *that* much cheaper. I don't remember who made them, but the same laser had these really neat plumbing connections -- very similar to the air hose connectors on air compressors -- there is a nipple that snaps into a female connector. The nipple pushes in a pin when it snaps in and allows the liquid to start flowing. When you disconnect the connector the liquid flow shuts off and you get maybe half a teaspoon of leakage. W P.S: Sorry if I tripped anyones HR policies for NSFW content On Jan 25, 2007, at 12:01 PM, John Curran wrote: > > At 3:49 PM -0800 1/24/07, Mike Lyon wrote: >> I think if someone finds a workable non-conductive cooling fluid that >> would probably be the best thing. I fear the first time someone is >> working near their power outlets and water starts squirting, flooding >> and electricuting everyone and everything. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorinert > > /John > -- "He who laughs last, thinks slowest." -- Anonymous
Re: Colocation in the US.
	2007-01-25 14:56:14
On Jan 25, 2007, at 12:49 PM, Warren Kumari wrote: > The main issue with Flourinert is price -- I wanted some to cool a > 20W IR laser -- I didn't spend that much time looking before I just > decided to switch to distilled water, but I was finding prices like > >$300 for a 1 liter bottle (http://www.parallax-tech.com/ > fluorine.htm). I did find some cheaper "recycled" Fluorinert, but > it wasn't *that* much cheaper. > > I don't remember who made them, but the same laser had these really > neat plumbing connections Doh, 10 seconds after hitting send it occurred to me that some sort of Internet search thingie might help with this -- looking for "liquid disconnect" found them for me -- http://www.micromatic.com/ draft-keg-beer/fittings-pid-60600.html -- even better, it seems that after your datacenter shuts down you can reuse the connectors for your daft keg! W > -- very similar to the air hose connectors on air compressors -- > there is a nipple that snaps into a female connector. The nipple > pushes in a pin when it snaps in and allows the liquid to start > flowing. When you disconnect the connector the liquid flow shuts > off and you get maybe half a teaspoon of leakage. > > W > > P.S: Sorry if I tripped anyones HR policies for NSFW content > > On Jan 25, 2007, at 12:01 PM, John Curran wrote: > >> >> At 3:49 PM -0800 1/24/07, Mike Lyon wrote: >>> I think if someone finds a workable non-conductive cooling fluid >>> that >>> would probably be the best thing. I fear the first time someone is >>> working near their power outlets and water starts squirting, >>> flooding >>> and electricuting everyone and everything. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorinert >> >> /John >> > > -- > "He who laughs last, thinks slowest." > -- Anonymous > > -- "Real children don't go hoppity-skip unless they are on drugs." -- Susan, the ultimate sensible governess (Terry Pratchett, Hogfather)