just received my Titan Vanessa heatsink from ray99mond.

and as usual, my hands was itchy and i started to bend the fins back into the correct position, so i noticed some fins was loose (not bonded with the heatpipe)

thus i started my stove and put on the heatsink to heat it up to the soldering melting point to begin soldering the heatsink

as this heatsink was fast as dissipating heat and wind was blowing from outside, i was loosing heat fast.....so i set the stove on max fire......

and then i started soldering......then i stood there for a while.....KABOOM !!!

my ear went deaf for a while, then i was like WTF, i got a cut on my abdomen and i look at the heatsink, and the heatpipe exploded !!!

looks like i've burned-in for too long until the heatpipe exploded man !!!

my mum thought i was dead coz it sounded like the stove exploded, and even the flame was put off by the explosion



here is the pic, there are actually 3 heatpipes folded in a " U " shape.
the middle heatpipe exploded due to extreme pressure, and it sounded like pipe bomb man





a section of the heatpipe that was totally launched at my stomach man




and my injured stomach, quite a deep cut, i was standing like around 60cm from the stove and it got me man
it aimed at me man





it also send out molten tin from the base coz the explosion was really a big boom!!
just look at the stove area, covered with bits of tin.





luckily i was wearin specs at tat time or i migh be blind de....look at the specs carefully !!!





and look at my pants, small little stars








This post has been edited by AllnGap: Mar 30 2006, 04:32 PM

after recovering from that, i've removed the useless section of the heatsink.

just look at the impact from the explosion !!! totally pushed the fins inwards !!




and i mounted it on my Mobo, it's still doing well, at 45°C at idle for Barton 2.2Ghz at 1.9V, even my SI-97 couldnt get such low temperatures





This post has been edited by AllnGap: Mar 30 2006, 04:36 PM

i am really lucky that i wore specs just now.
i have to bear with 2 heatpipes now.
the temp is still okay

actually, the chemical inside is not really the threat here.
it's the high pressure explosion from the copper pipe which is the most dangerous.
heating a heatpipe is equivalent to a pipe bomb

i want to maintain my reputation for always being the firs

i did that to my SI-97, managed to drop around 1-2°C, Thermalright deserves some recognition because their QC and their soldering standards are quite high


i know


EXTREME MODDING AKA itchy hands


you've watched too much of final destination

i wish they can send me a new vanessa

it dint penetrate into my tummy, just a cut like a pen knife cut

you be my lawyer

i know some people in the metal industry, and i understand how it works.
just that this time, i forgot to turn off the stove.

luckily it blew up after i've finished soldering, coz i did some soldering on the base and on the top of the heatpipe.

i used tin, obviously from soldering tin.

you're right, i did that on my SI-97, and it lowered temperature.
maybe i was careless this time

actually, the fins and heatpipes are bonded using tin
except for the tip of the heatpipe.

it's hollow pipe with some wick structure inside

i wish i had more samples for me to blow up

supposedly, a small amount of liquid. but u wont hear it coming out like steam

i knew it might explode, but i was too careless

yep...it's like a pipe bomb

not H20, but chemicals which has got low boiling temperature


i know

just need to melt the solder only bro....just need the correct temperature to do it

melt what ?