Server PC submerged in canola oil

I wanted to become a sysop (^ω^) But I also wanted to have it quiet!

At first I thought of mineral oil, but that would have cost too much where I live. Canola oil is cheap, but it might spoil. I figured, motor oil is bad for grass, maybe its bad for other life too. So I put some 2-stroke oil into the mix.
http://2xc.dy.(fi_nland)

I'll report back if it starts to go bad.
19.10.11: If I stick my nose into the box, I can smell *something* really faint. I don't think it'll ever start to smell..
04.01.12: It smells about double as much as it did last time. Again it's only if you have your nose in the box, no smell really escapes to air.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• vegetable
• oil
• mineral
• computer
• aquarium
• server
• ubuntu

[alvin06sarte]

atleast get yourself a better fish tank =)

[Th3SMS]

@alvin06sarte Too expensive for a P3. In time.. :)

[ReaKtionary]

Very nice. I don't think the fans appreciate the oil too much; though I base that on no research of my own, so maybe they love it. :)

So temperature stays pretty low and consistent? That's cool.

Canola oil.. Awesome stuff, I use it as a lubricant for squeaky door hinges and assembly.

[Th3SMS]

@ReaKtionary Thank you :)

The fans don't mind at all because they're brushless. And the coil or components can't overheat either because of the oil. The bearings should stay lubricated too :p

The temps are definitely consistent, no hot spots. The box isn't a great heat conductor though, if the hardware were more powerful I'd add an aquarium pump and a radiator. Still 57C in sunlight is not bad.

[twixandchips]

shouldn't you have used an oil with a higher smoke/flash point than canola? maybe peanut or macadamia?

[Th3SMS]

@twixandchips Well canola oil has a flash point of 327°C. Even if somehow a spark would occurr in the PSU, all the heat would dissipate to the oil, and then my RCD should trigger as well. If the whole box reached 327°C, I think the open worm hole to the core of earth under it would be a bigger problem :-p

[ReaKtionary]

@Th3SMS

Not bad at all.

[meseplus]

@Th3SMS Nojoo :P taisithan sä vähän olla :D

[Th3SMS]

@meseplus "alkanu", ainahan oon ollu :D

[kouger21750]

haha well good luck man hope it doesnt go bad.