Copper Tube Passive Radiator

Ice Tea · 28 Jun 2008 at 13:14

http://www.viscool.com/?page=prod&pol=6#4

€38 Euro = £30

Anybody know of any others ?

Defiance_co · 28 Jun 2008 at 13:28

Not know of any others

I made some like those many years ago

Tested against a van heater matrix and found the heater matrix better

Dunno if the designs moved on but from my experience the water/liquid has not got enough "time" through it to dissipate as much energy/heat as the more specific rads you can buy

Jokester · 28 Jun 2008 at 13:34

Alpacool Cape Cora passive rads are pretty good. That sort of design isn't the best for passive as it's really just the same as a dense fin radiator like a Thermochill.

Ice Tea · 28 Jun 2008 at 13:37

isn't the Cape Cora Anodised Aluminium ?

Ice Tea · 28 Jun 2008 at 13:42

Thermal right was testing Copper Passive rads last year but nothing was ever followed up.

http://vr-zone.com/index.php?i=5028&s=4

Jokester · 28 Jun 2008 at 13:42

Ice Tea said:
isn't the Cape Cora Anodised Aluminium ?

Yep.

Ice Tea · 29 Jun 2008 at 10:25

Apparently the MagiCool XTREME Nova 1080 Radiator is good for a copper passive Rad.

http://www.magicool.biz/Magicool/RadiatorsXtreme.html

Pic without the shroud

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/i...ol_XTREME_Nova_1080_Radiator.html?id=JnCMPDEJ

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weescott · 29 Jun 2008 at 13:26

Ice Tea said:
http://www.viscool.com/?page=prod&pol=6#4

€38 Euro = £30

They look like the old CoolKing radiators from about 10 years ago.

Ice Tea · 29 Jun 2008 at 13:35

It does look like soemthing knocked up from spare plumbers parts

Monkey Puzzle · 29 Jun 2008 at 14:45

Jokester said:
Alpacool Cape Cora passive rads are pretty good. That sort of design isn't the best for passive as it's really just the same as a dense fin radiator like a Thermochill.

It has about 90 fins over about 30cm ish, which works out at about 7-8/inch compared to about 11-12 for a PA radiator. I expect the cape cora would do much better.

shadowscotland · 29 Jun 2008 at 16:51

The newer Konvect-O-Matic versions are much better that the Cape Corra rad's
Better connectors (if less versatile)
The Pro range has ribbed fins (Like the Zalman Res2) to increase surface area.
While the Ultra plus as optimized convection technology 'plates' to boost proformance without the weight of lots more rad tubes.
But all are aluminum.

As is the discreteheat skirting rad I use