mraksoll
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I recently purchased the Alphacool 11286 and installed it. Although everything works fine, I noticed a few issues.
First, I found some metal shavings (known as "burrs") in the form of circles under the screw holes on the heatsink. These were probably left over from the manufacturing process when the threads for the screws were created. I had to carefully remove them with tweezers, as they could potentially cause a short circuit on the motherboard if they got inside.
However, I am more concerned about something else. After two weeks of use, I decided to check everything out and laid my PC on its side. When I opened the case, I noticed some liquid inside the fans, which looked like oil. At first, I thought the heatsink might be leaking. I cleaned it - there was very little liquid, and it was only inside the fans, not on other components (the fans are designed to move air from inside the PC).
My questions are:
Is this a leak and should I return it to the store under warranty?
Could this be oil from the manufacturing process left on the radiator and not a critical issue considering the metal shavings were still attached? so maybe the oil wasn't cleaned out either...
Could this be fluid from the factory and trapped between the fins rather than an actual leak?
Could this be condensation? although the fluid is oily similar to mineral oil
I have currently put the system under load and am monitoring it but have not seen any signs of a leak or the leak portions are so subtle that it will take a while. This makes me worry that a warranty replacement may be an issue if the leak is not permanent. Also, the pump in the water block appears to be full and I can't hear any significant sloshing around inside the radiator.
also a question does this liquid conduct electricity? and can it be checked for leaks? do the quick release connections have valves? for example, can can i try to apply pressure with air to them to see if there is a leak, since the store where I bought it may simply not replace it if they do not find an obvious leak under their testing conditions, I am afraid that there may be a micro crack in the radiator, but it cannot be visually detected, as well as an obvious leak, if there is one, then in very small portions. I did not open the quick release and it seems to be tightly closed.
First, I found some metal shavings (known as "burrs") in the form of circles under the screw holes on the heatsink. These were probably left over from the manufacturing process when the threads for the screws were created. I had to carefully remove them with tweezers, as they could potentially cause a short circuit on the motherboard if they got inside.
However, I am more concerned about something else. After two weeks of use, I decided to check everything out and laid my PC on its side. When I opened the case, I noticed some liquid inside the fans, which looked like oil. At first, I thought the heatsink might be leaking. I cleaned it - there was very little liquid, and it was only inside the fans, not on other components (the fans are designed to move air from inside the PC).
My questions are:
Is this a leak and should I return it to the store under warranty?
Could this be oil from the manufacturing process left on the radiator and not a critical issue considering the metal shavings were still attached? so maybe the oil wasn't cleaned out either...
Could this be fluid from the factory and trapped between the fins rather than an actual leak?
Could this be condensation? although the fluid is oily similar to mineral oil
I have currently put the system under load and am monitoring it but have not seen any signs of a leak or the leak portions are so subtle that it will take a while. This makes me worry that a warranty replacement may be an issue if the leak is not permanent. Also, the pump in the water block appears to be full and I can't hear any significant sloshing around inside the radiator.
also a question does this liquid conduct electricity? and can it be checked for leaks? do the quick release connections have valves? for example, can can i try to apply pressure with air to them to see if there is a leak, since the store where I bought it may simply not replace it if they do not find an obvious leak under their testing conditions, I am afraid that there may be a micro crack in the radiator, but it cannot be visually detected, as well as an obvious leak, if there is one, then in very small portions. I did not open the quick release and it seems to be tightly closed.
