I spent some time this weekend figuring out how to contain my liquid cooling system inside the laser. I finally got it figured out, I was able to contain it in the corner under the laser tube. Below are some pictures of my configuration. Since I do not have my skins yet the radiator is just hanging there but it will be mounted 2 inches off the rear skin with some standoffs. I had some crazy angles in my configuration so I had to go get some 90 degree elbows to reduce the tube crimping. I also purchased a flow rate sensor from futurlec (
link I got the second one) and then purchased some adapters from mcmastercarr (
Part Number 5357K33). i will be using an AVR to read the speed and alert me with an audible alarm / shutoff the laser if the flow rate drops.
The liquid loop goes in the following order: Reservoir -> Pump -> Radiator -> Flow Sensor -> Tube (Mirror Side) - > Reservoir
- Front view of the tube routing.
- Side view of the tube routing.
- Rear view of the hanging radiator.
- Top view of the fill port.
- The flow rate sensor mounted to the extrusion. (It is not attached yet)