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Re: Colocation in the US.

  • From: Warren Kumari
  • Date: Thu Jan 25 16:27:57 2007

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


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