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I got some experience soldering copper pipe when I installed a new water heater last month. It took me a few tries before I was able to get everything done good enough (the flame drawing all of the water to where I was soldering really pissed me off). What I learned was to only do one piece at a time, not all 5. Pipes are the ONLY things that I will use lead-free solder with. The lead-free stuff really sucks when working with electronics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Langer
Man that is cool, we have one made out of an old copper tub with a wood lid all hidden away in a stripped out old washing machine lol. We make Grappa every year.
I guess it would be interesting to make your own potato vodka, even if you don't drink.
That is cool as hell! You should post all of your misc mod projects in the "Misc Projects" forum, that is exactly what we are hoping to attract there. +rep for the innovation!
wow thats cool nice work man just re read last 4 pages to refresh myself.. mods going great
No updates today, I'm tired from my journey - I've been traveling the past weeks.
While in California there's been progress:
The carbon panels are being cut and shipped back to me, the copper pieces follow shortly thereafter. This has been a large factor in my hold-ups for a variety of reasons, so things should be progressing more rapidly once I get these pieces.
My new mobo, RAID card, and BBU have arrived, as well
I also got word that my Grandfather finally passed-on last Sunday. A magnificent life topped off with a tragic final decade.
As much as I just want to relax in my own bed after all the traveling I've been doing the past month, I'll be off on the road again ~700KM north to Sault Ste Marie tomorrow to prepare for the funeral.
I was going to drive up on Monday, but I've got a flight instead Tomorrow.
Things are progressing, but slowly.
Hey, another Canadian in California, sweet! Great work on this rig, you make me almost embarrassed of my own work.
Condolences. Best to you and your family.
@SloppyC - I was just there for about a week.
I snapped some quick pics of the new hardware and replacement motherboard (I've actually had this stuff for about a week now). I'll be flying north this afternoon.
Here's the Highpoint RocketRAID 3510 with a Highpoint BBU-03 battery backup unit installed:
Here's a closeup of the BBU-03:
The SSD's that it will drive:
The new motherboard:
NB:
SB:
My favorite feature, ExpressGate:
Cheesy ExpressGate video from ASUS:
That video is pretty cheesy!
That video was pretty bad.
About how long would that battery backup last? It doesn't look that big.
