On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 9:10 PM, V G wrote: > Hi all, > > Generally, when one builds a liquid cooling system for his computer, what > is the mechanism of operation of the liquid pump? For example, is it a > piston pump? Centrifugal pump? What kinds are normally used? Centrifugal. When I was in college I water cooled my CPU -- don't ask why. I used an aquarium pump that I submerged in a rather large reservoir. It worked pretty well, but there wasn't much of a real necessity to any of it. Newegg sells this pump: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=3DN82E16835108063 That sort of special-purpose pump didn't really exist several years ago. --=20 Martin K. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .