Swiftech H20 80 MICRO User Manual

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REPARING THE TUBING

Now that your radiator, water-block, pump and reservoir are in place, it is
time to cut segments of tubing and connect the devices together.

In addition to the supplied high quality vinyl tubing, your kit also comes
with a 40” length of Smartcoils which, when extended provides a sufficient
length to wrap 6 feet of tubing. Use of these coils is mandatory in order
to prevent kinking and flattening of the tube over time.

Example of wrapping for a tight bend. (shown with the blue version for

picture clarity – The kit actually comes with clear coils).

Tight radii sections require that coils be close to each other (1/8” spacing
coil to coil). In straight sections, coils can be spaced up to ¼” or more,
coil-to-coil.

Gather the Smartcoils towards the center of the tubing, and then pull on
the ends of the tubing. This will allow the coils to expand to their natural
pitch.

Another technique to evenly spread the coils along the tubing consists in
pushing one of the extremities of the coil clockwise. This will loosen the
coils from around the tube, and allow you to spread them easily.

Then, with one end of a tube connected to a startup component such as
the water-block for example, roughly estimate the length that you will
need to the next component, and cut the tube and coil squarely with a
pair of scissors. Work your way through the entire circuit in the same
fashion, until you are satisfied with the tube routing.

Once everything is connected, you should then adjust

the Smartcoils coil spacing: adjust to a wide space
between each coil (up to ¼” or more if needed) when
the tube is straight, and very close to each other in tight
bends (approximately 1/8

of an inch or less).

With everything in place, carefully double-check each

connection. If it all looks tight and secure proceed to
the next step.

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REPARING THE COOLANT

Your kit comes with a 2 Oz (60ml) bottle of Swiftech’s specially formulated HydrX

™ concentrated coolant. The product should be mixed with

distilled water only. Simply empty the concentrated coolant into a 33 fl oz (1 liter) plastic bottle, and complete filling with distilled water. Your coolant
is now ready. Note: a 5% mix might still allow some algae formation over prolonged usage if your system is continuously exposed to daylight (such
as a clear acrylic case for example). Under such circumstances, we would suggest using a 10% mix.

Use of alcohols (Alcohol Allyl, Amyl, Benzyl, Ethyl (Ethanol), Isopropyl, Methyl (Methanol), n-Butyl) or antifreeze products containing the
listed alcohols is prohibited as it will result in deterioration of the reservoir over-time, and will void your warranty. Resistance to Ethylene
and Methylene glycol used in antifreeze products is excellent.

Minimum Operating Level is situated at the Swiftech Logo (approximately ½” of the reservoir). The reservoir should not be operated below this
level, which could result in degradation of the system cooling.

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INSTALLING YOUR POWER

SUPPLY

TIP! Verify that each cooler will ‘hang’ naturally in very close
to its mounted position. If the stiffness of the tubing, or the
tight radius of the necessary bend, will not permit such, then
it may be necessary to externally support the tubing: typically
some strategically placed cable ties will facilitate this
restraint. This precaution is particularly important with AMD®
K7 class processors, but less so with Intel® Pentium® 4,
Xeon, or AMD® K8 class processors.