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This Xbox has been submerged in oil, and it still works
This amber-colored tank full of electronics is actually a fully-functional Xbox (the original, not a 360). Thanks to the non-conductive cooling properties of mineral oil, a modder was able to take the guts of his old console and submerge them in a fishtank full of the stuff.
He kept the DVD player and HDD out of the tank, but everything else is in there. Heck, the CPU is actually running 10 degrees cooler than it was in its natural housing! Pretty awesome stuff.
By Admiral Ackbar at 11:06 AM ON 10/23/09
I remember when someone did the same with a PC. The only problem is, after some time, you have to empty out the oil and refill it as it tends to get a little murky. I'd love to see someone try this with a PS3 or 360.
By hon900rx2 at 11:41 AM ON 10/23/09
now is there an actuall need for the fans? do they actually circulate the oil? I wonder if you could put in some sort of filtration system and just make it a full fledge fish tank .... without the fish!
By jonbach at 12:51 PM ON 10/23/09
We've been doing that with PCs for a few years now. In fact, that picture looks a bit like one of our computer aquarium kits! He filled the oil a bit high -- with it making contact with the controller cables, the oil will wick down the cables over time. Lower the oil just an inch or so to solve that. For details about cooling performance and usage over time (we're going on two years), check out http://www.pugetsystems.com/submerged.php
By Chris Downs at 7:01 PM ON 10/23/09
Add oil to the fire?
By skipperjohn at 8:17 PM ON 10/23/09
This was an old technique for hams at one time. Using metal output tubes, the tubes were run upside down dipped into a pan of oil. The tubes could then run at a much higher power output.
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