Modding 1/4" barbs, 1/2" system? no problem!

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  1. bee2643

    bee2643 What's a Dremel?

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    well i have a dd cube radiator, it has 1/4" copper pipe running through it, no special ends/barbs, just pipe and your expected to use hose clamps to seal it up nicely
    well i rescently migrated my system to use 1/2" tubing, so what better way to solve it than just solder 1/2" barbs to the end, lol!

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    i had some 1/2" barbs laying around, and i put them over the end and it was kind of a sketchy fit, i hammered the tube about 1/16" into the inside of the barb (as that's all i could get to fit), clamped it nicely, held a blowtorch there for about a minute and then used _a lot_ of solder, in the end, for a ghetto mod, it didn't turn out too bad.
     
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    Smilodon The Antagonist

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    wont the thin tubes in the rad. reduce flow alot?
     
  3. ArmyAnt

    ArmyAnt What's a Dremel?

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    yeah, its only as fast as its slowest point...?!?!?! :dremel:
     
  4. JRY

    JRY What's a Dremel?

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    dude...any more pics of the heatsink on the graphics card??
    gonna do that very soon ;)
    sorry to be out of topic :blush:
     
  5. bee2643

    bee2643 What's a Dremel?

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    yea but the pump is very powerful
    it creates like a cyclone effect in the bayres
     
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    bee2643 What's a Dremel?

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    metarinka What's a Dremel?

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    Nice, I think I might be using some copper pipe in my project real soon (check the sig) I was thinking about how i was gonna attach the barbs and that seems good enough
     

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