Mineral Oil Submerged PC

Step 4 Fill 'er Up!

Not much skill is needed with this part. All you need is a funnel, and a steady hand. If you have wood floors, odds are it is best to place something underneath your aquarium computer so it doesn't stain the wood. Turn on your computer and quickly fill the area as much as you can. We had to turn off the computer for a bit when it reached the CPU fan since it was disproportioned, and was setting it a bit off kilter. If we had it in gallon form, (the oil) it would have gone much smoother. After filling it up to the top with 37 pints of oil, and saw that it was functioning properly, we need to seal the top off as well as we could.

Comments

[ryanlg]

Uh, how does this not short out your computer? Aren't liquids bad for computers?

[StickStoneBone]

No... all liquids aren't bad for your computer. Only liquids that allow the electricity to conduct. Mineral Oil does not.

[binglebeebop]

How about the fan, i'm thinking the viscosity of the oil may shorten the life of the fan dramatically, does it?

[StickStoneBone]

What about the fan? You're not cooling the computer with air, you're cooling it with oil. Remove the fan. Some prefer to leave it in to assist in 'circulating' the oil, which isn't necessary.

[binglebeebop]

OK then, but if one were to place a fan in to aid the circulation, would the fan burn up quicker with the viscosity of the oil?

[StickStoneBone]

1. Oil circulation is not necessary.
2. As oil is thicker than air, the fan will indubitably burn out quicker.
3. The fan is unnecessary, as the oil is doing the fans job better.
4.Go ahead and use fans if you want, but.... why? Unnecessary.

[binglebeebop]

convection that occurs within the tank works efficiently, got it. :)