Alphacool LT (Solo) replacement copper plate?

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Joppetoppen

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Hi all, does anyone know where I can buy a replacement copper plate for the LT solo pump? I opened my pump for cleaning and noticed that the slot pattern has probably been badly manufactured, the slots are bent and squashed and water flow is most likely restricted. Bought the pump many years ago so it's probably not under warranty or anything. Just want to make it work properly :)
 
Sorry, we do not sell a replacement cold plate. Can you show me a picture of the cold plate? In most cases, it looks worse than it actually is.
 
Hi Eddy,
photos attached.
Looking at it today in better daylight it's not as bad as I saw it last night.
The slots are a bit angled, you can see the picture with a razor blade at an angle. But I mean performance has never been an issue, CPU never got more than 50C maxed out. Just was thinking if the flow rate could be improved then that would help the system overall? I'm a silly perfectionist 😅

(The first slots on the left are a bit wonky but thats me playing around with the razor blade...)

//Jonathan
 

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Hi Jonathan,

The cold plate still looks great, actually—I was expecting something much worse. Yes, a few fins are bent, although I have no idea how that could have happened, but it won’t have any noticeable effect on cooling performance or flow rate. You can safely ignore it.
Just don’t try to straighten the fins, as this could damage the nickel plating, and you definitely don’t want it to start flaking off—especially after you’ve reassembled everything.
So, essentially, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t simply continue using the cold plate as it is.
 
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