You'd need to use something OTHER than distilled water, distilled will pick up the free ions much faster than if you used a glycol based liquid (like whats in those sealed LC units) or by adding anti-corrosion inhibitors.
The silver will only help with bacteria/algae growth, and not with your bigger problem of gavonic corrosion. It'll be fine for a year or two, but shortly after that it'll start to happen pretty fast.
Honestly, don't wc the ram, and don't use the aluminum rad and you'd be doing yourself a huge favor.
Source: I used to run a mixed loop, it was a nightmare with nothing but problems.
So we only need the silver if we running water from the tap. Other than that, there is no benefit at all. Especially in my case? Am I right?
I’m taking your advice by discard the aluminum rad, but I need the OCZ Flex. They are a part of my project.
Run dexcool or that newer red ford stuff. They have been running mixed alum/copper/brass in cars for a while. I run a 20% dexcool mixture in my big loop and have never changed the fluid. With multiple checks on the components there is no corrosion or build up.
Do you have a work-log for your metal mixed loop? I got many coolant formulas from people but I need an actual experience and seem like you had it.
why not run separate loops?
I got a small case and I really want a single loop.
well I'm not an expert but what I have found is that aluminum and copper in the same line are not good together. One will start stripping the other out of material and you will have corrosion and eventually lickage.
Electrolytic corrosion will be huge, you need two separate loops, go checkout someones attic who has a copper pipe plumbing system and a cast iron cistern........... bad news.
I hope it will not happens in somewhere I can't see and I think I want to take this risk.
This will be a very wastefull system. You must run a high Glycol mix and flush every month, 2 months TOPS
I suggest you don't keep this setup 24/7, you will eventually have problems. Theres a reason why you don't see any/many Aluminum parts in PC watercooling...
The rig will be running 2/7, that's not much at all. You are right because I have many aluminum parts and they are from the stone age.
Im not much of a water cooling expert at all but here is what I know about corrosion.
Corrosion is caused by electrolysis when opposing metals are in water together. Or any conductive liquid. Just like a battery it creates an electrical charge that will deteriorate the metal. Distilled water will help as metal minerals are part of the issue. However Copper and aluminum will create electrolysis. The solution is a anode. A peace of metal that is softer the ether of the metals used. And change it often. Is that what the sliver coil is for? It needs to be grounded and it will corrode first.
An example is you can sink an Aluminum boat by throwing pennies in the hull. The electrolysis will eat a hole threw the hull. Boats use a Zinc Anode
But if you could put a soft Zinc peace of metal in the liquid and ground it. It would attract the charge
I think I've heard the sinking an aluminum boat story somewhere. Was it from MythBuster? I don't know, but the Zinc Anode sounds like a possible solution. I know many industrial uses this method as a corrosion inhibition. I haven't seem anyone applied it on PC liquid cooking tho.
I learned about it on TPU!!
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PS: Thank you eidairaman for your service
Thanks for all
Thanks you'll for taking time to answers my questions. I'm sure I can't avoid Galvanic Corrosion except my loop is made out of gold. I'm ready to take the risk and learn from it.
They are the only aluminum parts left for my rig. I'm having a work-log (Project: The Ultimate AGP System) and showing off my aluminum parts. Have a visit if you have the time. Thanks you all.
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