TheLobb
28/3/08 11:50:43 PM
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well, i have an empty heiniken minikeg sitting on my shelf.
i really want to mod it but its fairly small. so SFF pcs are off limits. i was thinking a nas might be good.
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TheFrunj
28/3/08 11:57:35 PM
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Well a picture/link of it would be good, since I have nfi how big the thing actually is ;)
It's possible to to one of those, or maybe a router or something. -----
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TheLobb
29/3/08 12:05:36 AM
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i would take pictures but its late and i really cbf, they hold 5L of beer. here is a pic:
http://www.happyhotelier.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/heineken-5l-draughtkeg.jpg.
its about as tall as 2 cans of coke. and is about 1 1/2 cans in diameter.
yea um i cant afford a ruler
Edited by TheLobb: 29/3/2008 05:02:16 PM -----
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beatshoes
29/3/08 12:20:52 AM
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im going to assume you dont mean 0.5 of a can diameter wide.. because thats really tiny.
i dunno, thats pretty small.
im not 100% on the dimensions of pico atx boards, but i have seen some fecking small motherboards, essentially the size of the cpu x 2. I'll see if i can find linkage.
powersupply would be the biggest concern methinks, unless you want to build your own.
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the easiest solution would be to whack a usb disk caddy into is and make a 500gb usb minikeg.
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Goth
29/3/08 01:01:14 AM
SuperHero
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I reckon you could mod a SFF PC, like a Shuttle type thing, into one, with some serious modding.
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beatshoes
29/3/08 01:08:35 AM
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http://www.mini-box.com/site/index.html
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Khirareq
29/3/08 12:31:53 PM
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NAS box ;) -----
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TheLobb
29/3/08 05:09:16 PM
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Yea i was thinking a nas. SFF might be too much in terms of heat. as i want to reduce the amount of holes in the keg for this so it looks stock. so i think a nas would be best. with a fan in the bottem or something.
does anyone know anything about de - pressurising them. i think that they are pressurised like an areosol can.
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3062/29032008090cw4.jpg
thats it, its next to a 17 inch LCD, 15" CRT, a G15, 5.25" external drive. and then everything else. sorry about quality. phone cam FTL.
one thing that i must do is have the tap become the off/on switch. how much heat would i be looking at for a nas?. i really dont want to cut big holes for fans in it. so there would really just be room for 1 fan in the base. mabye with some mesh over it.
and then i guess i would put it on a riser of some sort to get airflow.
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rogertheseal
30/3/08 12:56:05 PM
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I had one of those, was just going to turn it into a money box though.
There's not alot of room in there, probably less than a shuttle because of the curved top and bottom. -----
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Jeruselem
1/4/08 11:42:33 AM
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Beer-cooled PC? LOL -----
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MoshVandal
2/4/08 06:28:13 PM
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I had one of these, and was going to mod it into a portable iPod speaker/amp combo.
To de-pressurise it, just hold the tap down till the air stops flowing out.
I drilled a hole in the bottom, then cut the whole bottom out with a rotary tool.
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whatisit1
2/4/08 09:25:22 PM
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Personally I'd keep it as a beer fridge, but this'll look cool. make sure that you post us some pictures.
Edited by whatisit1: 3/4/2008 3:50:35 PM -----
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G-relk
3/4/08 01:17:23 PM
Overlord
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turn it into a stubby cooler, insulate the sides and put a small peltier or something into the bottom, then supply power to it using your PSU amd a pass-thru molex bracket. now THAT would be the shiz.
otherwise, nas is good too
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TheFrunj
3/4/08 01:56:24 PM
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Quote by whatisit1
Personally I'd keep it as a bear fridge, but this'll look cool. make sure that you post us some pictures.
Gotta keep those bears cold, lest they rampage on your neighbourhood.
If the bears get loose, please post pictures before being mauled to death. Thanks :)
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whatisit1
3/4/08 03:51:40 PM
Initiate
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Thanks TheFrunj for picking up on my spelling mistake. its been changed now. -----
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B82R3S
3/4/08 05:21:32 PM
Titan
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Use it as a res for watercooling
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Darkmatter
3/4/08 07:13:11 PM
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Quote by B82R3S
Use it as a res for watercooling
that could work
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Khirareq
4/4/08 02:34:58 PM
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Hmm - Isnt there issues with WC and the metals used? Al and copper are commonly used to avoid these issues. May want to check what the tin is made from and lined with and make sure it wont interfere with the coolant -----
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TheFrunj
4/4/08 03:56:40 PM
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Quote by Khirareq
Hmm - Isnt there issues with WC and the metals used? Al and copper are commonly used to avoid these issues.
Yeah, if you have two different metals present in the loop, they create a galvanic cell, or a "battery". Which means that you have not only radiators/waterblocks being worn down, but you have metallic particulates floating around in the coolant, which make it conductive.
Conductive coolant + computer = pretty sparks and a mild case of death.
So yeah, Al and Cu can be used, but they need a corrosive inhibitor (or buffer), to stop or limit this effect.The easier way is to have a Al or Cu only loop :) -----
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B82R3S
6/4/08 07:46:18 PM
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use it as a helmet for you doggeh or catteh
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