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Heater vs Octane - Page 2

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silicium
From Périgord, France
Who joined Oct. 4, 2007, 2:27 a.m.
Wrote the following at Oct. 12, 2015, 2:22 a.m...
hamei wrote: Should run straight water. Ethylene glycol is bad for the world and doesn't do anything good unless your house gets below 32* F. :D

Our solar heating company uses REACH-compliant non-toxic product from http://glysofor.de/en/index.html .
For tight packed systems like Octane, as there is no room for waterblocks and hose, has anybody tried to remove fans and cool it in an oil bath like high voltage transformers ?
:Indigo2IMP: extreme :Octane2: V8 :O200: :Onyx2: IR2e
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jan-jaap
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From Wijchen, The Netherlands
Who joined June 17, 2004, 11:35 a.m.
Wrote the following at Oct. 12, 2015, 3:28 a.m...
silicium wrote: has anybody tried to remove fans and cool it in an oil bath like high voltage transformers ?

Considering that a greasy fingerprint can kill a compression connector, an oil bath might not be the best idea for an Octane.
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