So a few months ago I added the spigot as an easy way to drain the water loop. Naturally, I figured out how to now fill it easily, sparing me from having to disconnect the DVD drive and pull it out of the case whenever I need to do so.
Also, I have learned that in adding a fill port, one doesn't need a reservoir. So when in the future I feel like putting other stuff in my bays (already have some ideas... mahaha), I now have that option. Though, of course I'll have to buy another pump and put that in somewhere but that will be a job for then.
Here are the parts.
A pair of barbs, elbows (the space I'm working with is pretty tight. Hopefully the elbows won't prove to be a pain to fill with), ports, a handful of clamps, and tubing (this time: orange).
Additionally, I ordered a square foot of Boltaron, which is a thermoplastic (malleable when heated, and hard when cooled). Though I won't be needing to bend any of it, it's just what was the most available to me.
Above is the top of the space I'm working with. Here the top of the case is off, revealing the LEDs that are the hard drive and power-on lights (another future modding project: replace these white ones with red to match the rest of the case).
My plan is to cut a piece of the plastic to fit that rectangular hole there, and then insert a pair of nuts and bolts to secure it in place.
Here is the finished cut with the nuts and bolts in place:
And here it is in position:
And with the top of the case back on to make sure it fits:
Not half-bad.
I won't be finishing this for a while as with any instance of changing the waterloop I will have to go through another 24-hour leak test, and I don't want to be deprived of my machine for that long at the moment.
In the future, though, I plan on putting two tube-sized holes there and plunking in the ports. One shall be for the actually filling of water, and the second will be for air escape.
Additionally with this modding project, I'll be slapping in some new barbs in the actual loop within the computer to cut back on some tube length and put less strain on it in general. I have a few harsh bends that I want to get rid of with these new 45 degree angle, compression fit barbs:
The one on the left is apparently a rebel. He will have to go somewhere special.
Also, I have learned that in adding a fill port, one doesn't need a reservoir. So when in the future I feel like putting other stuff in my bays (already have some ideas... mahaha), I now have that option. Though, of course I'll have to buy another pump and put that in somewhere but that will be a job for then.
Here are the parts.
A pair of barbs, elbows (the space I'm working with is pretty tight. Hopefully the elbows won't prove to be a pain to fill with), ports, a handful of clamps, and tubing (this time: orange).
Additionally, I ordered a square foot of Boltaron, which is a thermoplastic (malleable when heated, and hard when cooled). Though I won't be needing to bend any of it, it's just what was the most available to me.
Above is the top of the space I'm working with. Here the top of the case is off, revealing the LEDs that are the hard drive and power-on lights (another future modding project: replace these white ones with red to match the rest of the case).
My plan is to cut a piece of the plastic to fit that rectangular hole there, and then insert a pair of nuts and bolts to secure it in place.
Here is the finished cut with the nuts and bolts in place:
And here it is in position:
And with the top of the case back on to make sure it fits:
Not half-bad.
I won't be finishing this for a while as with any instance of changing the waterloop I will have to go through another 24-hour leak test, and I don't want to be deprived of my machine for that long at the moment.
In the future, though, I plan on putting two tube-sized holes there and plunking in the ports. One shall be for the actually filling of water, and the second will be for air escape.
Additionally with this modding project, I'll be slapping in some new barbs in the actual loop within the computer to cut back on some tube length and put less strain on it in general. I have a few harsh bends that I want to get rid of with these new 45 degree angle, compression fit barbs:
The one on the left is apparently a rebel. He will have to go somewhere special.
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