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I have several network attached hard drives which I use for backups and other file storage. When I went to college I wanted to take those with me but didn't want to leave them in plain view. I purchased a large storage trunk which I could lock to keep my drives safe. But since electronics generate heat I needed to remove heat without leaving the trunk open. Originally I had cut holes in several locations to mount a typical case fan to circulate air. Those were fairly noisy and could only do so much. I had read about liquid cooling and decided to create my own system for this trunk. I bent copper tubing to fit between each of the drives and over the power supplies. I cut a hole in the side of the trunk to connect the internal and external copper cooling coils. The liquid was mineral oil circulated by a small fountain pump. Between the liquid cooling and the case fans, the drives were kept at a reasonable temperature.

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