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Top_Nurse

Senior Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Tuesday, March 22nd 2005, 10:19pm

Whoops :-X Now I see what you mean! Sometimes it is hard to follow the broken English here ;) I don't think that will be possible because AFAIK the bodies are made out of stainless steel. Perhaps this switch http://www.frozencpu.com/ele-76.html

Timstone

Full Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Tuesday, March 22nd 2005, 10:26pm

Broken English?! I hope you don't mean my English?! :-/

I'll take a look at the link. Thanks.
Men may control the free world, but women control the boobs. Brent in Player vs. Player

Top_Nurse

Senior Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Tuesday, March 22nd 2005, 10:40pm

Ahh...not yours :-*

Timstone

Full Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Tuesday, March 22nd 2005, 10:41pm

Quoted from "Top_Nurse"

Ahh...not yours  :-*


Phew... ;D
Men may control the free world, but women control the boobs. Brent in Player vs. Player

CyberXY

God

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Wednesday, March 23rd 2005, 8:20pm

just look there, these are the buttons AC sales...there are simply no black ones. and I do not have an Idea how to make buttons like that in black

Top_Nurse

Senior Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Wednesday, March 23rd 2005, 8:25pm

Quoted from "CyberXY"

just look there, these are the buttons AC sales...there are simply no black ones. and I do not have an Idea how to make buttons like that in black


I don't think you can anodize stainlesss steel, but you could apply black chrome.

Timstone

Full Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Thursday, March 24th 2005, 10:17am

Black chrome? That would be the first time I see that.
The best way is to paint the button. The manufacturer (Bulgin) has answered an e-mail of mine and explained that the buttons can't be disassembled, so that leaves any kind of heat treatment (emaille, applying chrome) in the realm of fiction. These buttons are, once assembled, vandal free. It has its pros and cons.
Men may control the free world, but women control the boobs. Brent in Player vs. Player

Top_Nurse

Senior Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Thursday, March 24th 2005, 5:31pm

Quoted from "Timstone"

Black chrome? That would be the first time I see that.
The best way is to paint the button. The manufacturer (Bulgin) has answered an e-mail of mine and explained that the buttons can't be disassembled, so that leaves any kind of heat treatment (emaille, applying chrome) in the realm of fiction. These buttons are, once assembled, vandal free. It has its pros and cons.


Actually black chrome is quite popular in the colonies and I suppose the world as well. You have not heard of it? However, this treatment would need to be done during manufacturer of the switch not after!

CyberXY

God

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Friday, March 25th 2005, 4:59pm

i didn't ever hear of Black Chrome, too :P

Timstone

Full Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Friday, March 25th 2005, 7:56pm

Thanks you just saved my face there. ;D
I'm a mechanical engineer (well, almost) and I've never heard of that. Is it something like quicksilver... ;)
Men may control the free world, but women control the boobs. Brent in Player vs. Player

Top_Nurse

Senior Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Saturday, March 26th 2005, 12:45am

Quoted from "CyberXY"

i didn't ever hear of Black Chrome, too :P


Google is your friend ;D ;D ;D

I'm not sure how it is put on. I will ask my brother the manufacturing engineer and get back to you. I *think* it is something similar to hard chrome that ends up looking like it has a black sheen to it. Seems real popular on diving equipment (aqua-lung) and cars. I think it came out of the aerospace industries IIRC.

Timstone

Full Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Saturday, March 26th 2005, 7:25pm

So it isn't a chrome (as in metal) sort of thing. It's more some kind of rubbery material.

Today (in the weekends I work at a hardware store) I helped someone who brought some sort of cleaner with him for his car. The bottle (the brand was Turtlewax) shouted in large letters "Black Chrome". It was a cleaner for bumbers and other black plasticks on the outside of a car.
Men may control the free world, but women control the boobs. Brent in Player vs. Player

Top_Nurse

Senior Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Saturday, March 26th 2005, 9:08pm

Quoted from "Timstone"

So it isn't a chrome (as in metal) sort of thing. It's more some kind of rubbery material.


No, it IS a metal applied to a metal surface.

modsquad

Junior Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Thursday, March 31st 2005, 5:29pm

Black Chrome is done the same way as regular chrome electroplating but with a dark black chromium coating over nickel instead of the usual silver.
BUt the switch in question is a Bulgin Vandal switch. It is designed to be "vandal-proof". You would need to take the switch apart to chrome it, which is all but impossible.. Sorry..

Timstone

Full Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Friday, April 1st 2005, 4:27pm

Thanks for the underlying technical stuff, I was too lazy (and busy) to search for it myself.
I asked someone from Bulgin about it and he was so kind to help me on my way to paint the button black. In the weekend I'll ask a colleague of mine about the issue. When I succeed applying a decent layer of paint, I'll post a how-to with photo's. That is IF I succeed.
Men may control the free world, but women control the boobs. Brent in Player vs. Player

Top_Nurse

Senior Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir OT

Saturday, April 2nd 2005, 5:45pm

This is somewhat OT, but I am planning on taking one of my EVO grills and sending it out to be black chromed (BC) as soon as it gets here. So I will post a pic when I get done ;D

After you guys see it I would be surprised if A-C didn't start offering a BC grill in all your sizes made.

Timstone

Full Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Saturday, April 2nd 2005, 9:02pm

Great stuff Top Nurse,
Top notch! ;D
Men may control the free world, but women control the boobs. Brent in Player vs. Player

Timstone

Full Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Saturday, April 16th 2005, 9:58pm

Hi again,

I'm almost ready to order the Aquatube, but I still have some questions. It's about the 4 different connection options given with the Aquatube.
1) Plug & Cool gerade (34306)
2) Plug & Cool gewinkelt (34308)
3) Pneumatik-Verschraubung 10/8 mm (34309)
4) Schlauchtüllen 10 mm (34307)
What are the differences? And which one should I choose to incorporate into my Asetek Waterchill cooling system?
The whole system is based on 10 mm.
Men may control the free world, but women control the boobs. Brent in Player vs. Player

Timstone

Full Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Sunday, April 17th 2005, 11:07pm

Nobody?
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Mr_modnaR

Full Member

Re: Aquatube reservoir

Sunday, April 17th 2005, 11:26pm

it depends on whether the 10mm you quote is the inner diameter of the tubing or the outer. in either case, i think the first two are out of the question, as they are for the standard A-C tubing with an outer diameter of 8mm and an inner diameter of 6mm. as for the others i can only assume the "Pneumatik-Verschraubung 10/8 mm" connector is for 10mm outer diameter tubing with 8mm inner diameter. the "Schlauchtüllen 10 mm" could be the ones you want, as they take the 10mm inner diameter tubing. they are push-on type connectors, where you push the tube over the end. after that you may or may not want to use hose clips to secure the tubing. hope that helps, i'm not entirely sure about the third one, but i'm sure one of the other nice people here would be more than happy to answer that! ;D