Please post your operation hours for your GT
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Faaip De Oiad
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1513 - this is my 2nd unit though
Well the compressors are, they should have the MTBF around that of a freezer when using the standard gas, but the GT uses r404a which stresses the compressor more and so the life is likely to be reduced.
Lifetime is probably affected by:
Working temp of compressor (depending on gas used, fan settings and ambient)
Heat load on compressor
Number of starts you do.
Which is most important i dont really know, but i think if you are looking at MTBF then it would be good for people to post how they use their unit, eg starts per day/week, fan settings, how hot the compressor is if they know, ambient temp is likely to be that of the UK for most, and what you are using the unit to cool.
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Lifetime is probably affected by:
Working temp of compressor (depending on gas used, fan settings and ambient)
Heat load on compressor
Number of starts you do.
Which is most important i dont really know, but i think if you are looking at MTBF then it would be good for people to post how they use their unit, eg starts per day/week, fan settings, how hot the compressor is if they know, ambient temp is likely to be that of the UK for most, and what you are using the unit to cool.
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nick25
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Vapo LS: 0 hours
Mach II GT: 0 hours
Chilly1 Extreme: 3 hours
Mach II GT: 0 hours
Chilly1 Extreme: 3 hours
Nick have you got all of those?
How come you haven't used the GT or the LS?
Slightly off the topic but I know the FX57's are kicking out more than 210w of beef so I assume that we are now starting to see the original rev1 Vapochill LS oot perform the GT and chilly1?
Wasnt the first rev Vapochill good for 0.c @ 240w?
How come you haven't used the GT or the LS?
Slightly off the topic but I know the FX57's are kicking out more than 210w of beef so I assume that we are now starting to see the original rev1 Vapochill LS oot perform the GT and chilly1?
Wasnt the first rev Vapochill good for 0.c @ 240w?
Phil Stanbridge
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I couldnt believe how much heat the 57 kicks out its quite frankly shocking.. The standard GT struggles to cope when you start talking about 3.3/3.4ghz. Tuned units are a different story entirely however and the LS does indeed cope slightly better than the GT but at the cost of noise. The Chilly1 has no such problems as it can dissipate over 210w normally.
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nick25
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Cashman mate, I kept changing my mind on what I wanted and went a bit mad. I've just sold the vapo LS and the other two are for sale.
2 x gt's soon to be chilly1's 0 hours
1 x stock gt 1150 someat hours
but end of the day if you run a unit 24hrs a day do the math 24 x 30 = 720hrs a month so..........
my stock gt will do -48 display idle -22 smart gaurdian idle at 17 x 200 3400 1.552v ambiant like 25-30 lol
I do get better clocks with r507 I will get even better with the chilly1 conversion
1 x stock gt 1150 someat hours
but end of the day if you run a unit 24hrs a day do the math 24 x 30 = 720hrs a month so..........
my stock gt will do -48 display idle -22 smart gaurdian idle at 17 x 200 3400 1.552v ambiant like 25-30 lol
I do get better clocks with r507 I will get even better with the chilly1 conversion
maverik-sg1
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Brought mine from Phil in March
Got 1400 hours on already??
Mav
Got 1400 hours on already??
Mav
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Thickbrit
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I have a gt with over 5000 hours on it,its as good as the day i got it and never had a days illness.
Well, that's really interesting indeed. I know the MTBF depends pretty much on how you use it, but my guess is that 90% of users are not running 24/7, i.e 2 switchings on/off a day on average, 3 to 4 hours a day (average too) and between 20 and 25 deg. This should be the typicial life cycle that should be used to calculate the MTBF. I'm a bit surprised I can't find any information about that. Any company manufacturing those kind of products must have a precise idea.
Master G you mentionned the MTBF of a freezer. Well I'd like to believe that as mine is nearly 10 years old 24/7.
Phil might know better. He told me once to expect an average of 5 years before my unit dies. Phil, when you have returned unit for repair, do you write down the operation hours? Do you have a log or some stats?
Master G you mentionned the MTBF of a freezer. Well I'd like to believe that as mine is nearly 10 years old 24/7.
Phil might know better. He told me once to expect an average of 5 years before my unit dies. Phil, when you have returned unit for repair, do you write down the operation hours? Do you have a log or some stats?
Yes, i said the compressors should theoretically have the same lifetime as that of a freezer.
However, with the turning on and off, the uses of higher pressure gases than the compressor was designed for in the GT etc will reduce it. The higher heatload we use them for must also reduce their lives as well. Freezers are usually good for 10-15 years, so maybe you gotta half that for a normal unit, and then perhaps knock another year off if you regas it with a higher pressure gas. I dont know really, im just guessing.
Would be interesting to see some real data on it.
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However, with the turning on and off, the uses of higher pressure gases than the compressor was designed for in the GT etc will reduce it. The higher heatload we use them for must also reduce their lives as well. Freezers are usually good for 10-15 years, so maybe you gotta half that for a normal unit, and then perhaps knock another year off if you regas it with a higher pressure gas. I dont know really, im just guessing.
Would be interesting to see some real data on it.
G
i'm at about 1092 Operation Hours - but i guess thats since i fitted the GT controller Board a couple of months back.
I've had the MachII since august last year. And on average it runs 24/7
with possibly it going off for a few hours here and there - if i've had something go wrong it can end up being turned off for a couple of days
I've had the MachII since august last year. And on average it runs 24/7
with possibly it going off for a few hours here and there - if i've had something go wrong it can end up being turned off for a couple of days
LiViNgL@RgE
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I'm upto 1868Hours...
