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The Mini-Fridge:
We picked up this sleek black mini-fridge at our local home improvement center for about 115.00 USD. Depending on your application you may want to get one of the smaller versions and use if exclusively for water-cooling. The bonus with going with a little larger model is we were able to cut up the racks in the fridge to restore about half of the caffeine storage space next to our computer cooling keg. An added perk of a fully stocked fridge is the cold cans will help the fridge even out its temp as it trys to warm up.
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The Keg (AKA Pain in the ass):
So who knew that Utah had such strong laws regarding alcohol? Well I suppose I did, but I didn’t realize it would make it hard to find what I needed for this project. I ideally wanted a miniball style keg. But… they are hard to get a hold of, even online… So after some research I settled on a nice low profile Cornelius keg. If I had the time I would have matched the fittings on the top of it, but I didn’t have time. So make sure you check into that. |
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Water Cooling Goodies :
For our project we cannibalized a thermaltake big water cooling kit we had laying around. Basically I used the tubing, pump and mini reservoir, and water block out of the kit. I was sorely tempted to install the radiators in the top of the fridge on the cooling coil to pre-chill the water on its return trip.
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Coolent:
For our project we had a bunch of thermaltake premixed coolant laying around. Mixed with some distilled water to stretch it a little. There are several schools of thought regarding cooling mixes, ultimately its up to you to decide what you want to use. But a word of caution… we measured our coolant at 16 degrees f… so if you get it wrong you will have an icecube. |
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Tools that we used ( i.e. you may want to use as well )
One note on power tools: use them at your own risk. Be sure to read and understand any and all documentation on the tools you use. No amount of documentation can make up for experience, but there are many people with serious eye injuries from the school of hard knocks. If you don't know what you are doing, don't do it, and find someone that can help.
Screwdrivers
Pliers
Razor
Drill
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