Author Topic: xbox classic fully submerged mineral oil cooling worklog w/pics (Read 8820 times)

Demonboy · « **on:** January 13, 2010, 07:49:15 PM »

day 1: here is me on day 1
all parts disassembled:

new assembly for the mobo and power strip:

mobo and power strip in the tank:

thats it for day 1.... more pics to follow

DAY 2-3: ROUGH CONCEPT OPEN FOR COMMENTS AND CHANGES
BUDDY RYAN HELPING MY EXTEND THE WIRES

and the reason the last pic (the 1 w/ the oil) isnt filled up is i didnt get enough oil i got 10x 1 pint containers and i need like 30 more to fill the tank

submerged xbox part 1

submerged xbox part 2

aZiZ1 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2010, 07:51:24 PM »

good luck man! did the first xbox ever get that hot to begin with? i cant remember when i used mine..

Demonboy · « **Reply #2 on:** January 13, 2010, 08:06:16 PM »

no it didnt but if this works then im going to put a 360 in its place... this is just to see how well it will preform if i do submerge it.... this is a old xbox but it was a limited edition 1 i got (had) the dog tag that came with it too the chrome lookin 1.... but i lost it and i sold the case.... so now im using it as a crash test dummy

jrfhoutx · « **Reply #3 on:** January 15, 2010, 08:07:57 PM »

nice man

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 12, 2010, 04:16:33 AM »

You realize the ODD and HDD can't be submerged without being physically protected/dry, right?

Demonboy · « **Reply #5 on:** February 13, 2010, 11:46:10 AM »

the hdd has a clear sealant sprayed over it that wont dissipate in the oil and the odd if u cant see is on top of the tank its the black rectangle on the top... i thought this through dont worry

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 13, 2010, 12:27:15 PM »

The HDD literally can't be submerged. The oil/water/etc will get into the inside of it and slow it down severely, if not completely shut it down.
Mechanical parts aren't meant to be run in a liquid.
Not sure how that sealant works, but if any gets inside then you're screwed.
The HDD has to be physically protected from the liquid.

And "dissipate" isn't the word you're thinking of lol

Demonboy · « **Reply #7 on:** February 15, 2010, 07:00:57 AM »

disolve is what im looking for sorry i was a lil high at the time... and the sealant is a spray that creats a airlock seal over the entire thing its especially madde for electronics... trust me i tried it on a old comp mobo and hdd b4 my xbox lol

angryknome94 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 19, 2010, 10:50:44 PM »

why do they never listen i told him to get it in the gallon jugs from a veterinary supply store

Demonboy · « **Reply #9 on:** March 20, 2010, 03:08:28 AM »

shut it ryan.... im hardheaded ok thts y

robin1989 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 21, 2010, 01:46:58 PM »

looking good dude

Demonboy · « **Reply #11 on:** March 21, 2010, 02:36:56 PM »

lol tanks mendez but u know i havent worked on it in like a month now haha... everything on the log is old... i moveed and had to leave all my electronic equipment and consoles w/ my dad :/ now i cant mod til i can get enough money to rebuy all my tools and parts

blackburn · « **Reply #12 on:** March 21, 2010, 03:06:53 PM »

looks like a good start, but the hard drives will not last long even with a sealant on them. They will work, but will slowly die. the DVD-ROM drive cannot be submerged because the laser cannot reflect light correctly or spin the disk to the required speed to read (duh). This is a good solution for an old PC, or original xbox, but I would not recommend doing it to an xbox 360 or high end PC because the oil does get hot. Unless you have a pump cycling the oil around, the oil around the components will heat up VERY quickly and will slowly move around and cause everything to get hot.

Demonboy · « **Reply #13 on:** March 21, 2010, 03:15:02 PM »

lol the cd drive is the black box on the top... i know i cant submerge the cd drive lol and if the HDD dies it ok i got a new 1 i wanna put on iy anyways and all the files backed up on my comp cause i gotta put them on the new HDD and lock the new hard drive

loboplayero · « **Reply #14 on:** March 21, 2010, 03:32:24 PM »

i dont know bro it doesnt even have the oil inside and i already like it is stills look cool :hifive:i realy would love to see u make it i would make it my favorite good luck.

Demonboy · « **Reply #15 on:** March 21, 2010, 03:36:22 PM »

lol this idea originated from some dudes post on here about making a ultra quiet xbox + cooling lol... so i came up w/ this idea and now i cant finish... if some1 wants it and lives close to houston or pasadena ill sell it... its got about 1 gallon of oil so far

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