Cola as a coolant...or a copper cleaner

[Surfie]

Now, right at the outset, I am not suggesting that anyone actually do this. I can envisage no end to the number of problems you could cause yourself doing this. Corrosion being only one of these.

Having got the disclaimer out of the way, has anyone ever heard of someone who has used Cola as a coolant or cleaner for copper blocks? I ask because I have seen some episodes of mythbusters where they use it to clean some copper coins... and those suckers came out looking like new.

I'd like to test the effects of Cola on copper con long term, but my country no longer has copper coins which makes it hard to test. Perhaps someone has already done this test?

 

[MadShadow]

I think it's a very interesting idea as a coolant. As for the copper cleaning point od view, I heard that it can remove rust. A few year ago, I just poured it over my old skateboard. It didn't work (probably did something wrong). If anyone finds out, I want to know!!

 

[mulberrycrush]

The old myth is that Coca Cola use it in concentrate form to clean their trucks engines. I would Google that first but its always been thought of as a cleaner. Brown Sauce is the same, you tube it...

 

[SeekaX]

The old myth is that Coca Cola use it in concentrate form to clean their trucks engines. I would Google that first but its always been thought of as a cleaner. Brown Sauce is the same, you tube it...

lol right. last time i checked sugar and cleaning don't go well together.
but feel free to wreck your loop with brown sauce and coca cola :lol:

 

[Surfie]

As I said. I don't recommend doing it. I would be interested in seeing some long term tests on copper coins however. At the very least it would give you an Idea of what it would do to your blocks of you did use it long term.

I still wouldn't use it though because the tubing could rot under those circumstances. ..

 

[SuB]

it will clean oxidised copper yes (done it) but it's not something you want in your loop long term AT ALL.

 

[Scoob]

Also, unlike coins, the inside of your copper block isn't getting the greasy finger prints of thousands of individuals on it over its life-time so shouldn't need the same degree of cleaning Oh, I think it's a given that we'd be talking diet cola here

Scoob.

 

[Agost]

Basically you would have shiny copper rad tubes ( " OMG look at the interior of my badass shiny rad!" )

Then give it a week and it's gonna totally destroy you loop

 

[blair]

I imagine it would fizz up when it goes through the pump lol.

 

[Surfie]

Basically you would have shiny copper rad tubes ( " OMG look at the interior of my badass shiny rad!" )

Then give it a week and it's gonna totally destroy you loop

Because of the acidity of it?

Re the fizz, while funny I think anyone who would think of doing this would make sure the Cola was flat first...

Then again maybe not! Lol

 

[TheOuterOne]

This may be a little O/T, but I would in fact actually try using some different stuffs as thermal paste. I know this has been done before and there are tests with this, but it'd be fun to try out myself - I should have a Pentium III lying around somewhere..

 

[Agost]

Because of the acidity of it?

Re the fizz, while funny I think anyone who would think of doing this would make sure the Cola was flat first...

Then again maybe not! Lol

Coca cola has a pH between 2 and 3, so it's more acid than vinegar

Vinegar is also used to clean rads but for a maximum of 30-60 minutes, imagine what would be like to run an entire loop with a liquid that's more acid than it


Ah, bubbles created in the beginning could kill the pump

 

[Astaroth]

You could soak copper blocks in cola to clean them. You would have to be really stupid to run it in a loop though.

 

[SuB]

You could soak copper blocks in cola to clean them. You would have to be really stupid to run it in a loop though.

I really wouldn't suggest you do this, the contact-face of the plate will be ruined.

 

[Bartacus]

This thread is scaring me off rum and coke now. THANKS GUYS!!

 

[Astaroth]

I really wouldn't suggest you do this, the contact-face of the plate will be ruined.

How so?

 

[SeekaX]

How so?

the coke cleans the copper block because it is acid, i.e. it attacks the block which leaves a bunch scratches on the contact plate. lots of scratches on the contact --> less contact --> worse temps.
not a chemist, but that's what makes sense to me.

 

[looz]

Coke is a decent coolant if the drink you're mixing it with isn't too cold but the coke is.

 

[ShaunB-91]

This is why I don't drink coke...dip a coin into it and it comes up like new...will have the opposite affects to your insides!

 

[SeekaX]

This is why I don't drink coke...dip a coin into it and it comes up like new...will have the opposite affects to your insides!

proper logic right there