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spacegraye70

07-11-2009 09:46 PM

radiator fins, why do they need to be buttery soft?

i was shooting a jet stream of water at the rad to clean it and some fins got bent. can't the fins be a little thicker/harder? sigh...

alexmish

07-11-2009 10:34 PM

thinner metal conducts heat faster...

spacegraye70

07-11-2009 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexmish (Post 639575)

thinner metal conducts heat faster...

i know but do they have to be THAT thin? lol

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