PWM pump does not run for some reason. I used the bottom wpump jumper to mount the pump RPM control.
As i'm not used to PWM pumps, there might be something i forgot. Do i need to shortcut the PWM plug? Or simply remove it from the mobo during filling?
I will try the last now.
PS During the analogue days, things were a lot simpler
Edit; it does run, but somehow moves very little or no fluids. I'll check later.
As i went back to the standard single top, i have no filling port there. Maybe i should have filled the res before using the long fill port tube i mounted to the intake at the bottom. Filling it that way, should not be an issue, as long as the fill port is higher than the reservoir. But so far it goes very slowly and i see no real pump action. I might have to loosen a seal to poor in some fluid to fill up the loop partially.
It looked like a clever solution, but it is not. My triple port top is bust btw, the taps are done. These EK fittings only go in a little and that is nog enough IMO. The plastic material is also too brittle. Or i did tighten it too strong. But with just a mm or 2 more depth, the connections would be more solid.
But it is good i spotted the fittings come loose, as they were still in the top.
Edit2; it was just a
bleeding thing. Once i opened the top, it filled instantly. Pump goes way too quick. Fluid contains a lot of air now. But i did let it run for a while and there are no visible leaks. I will let it rest now and check later or tomorrow.
It would have been a lot more easy, if the top radiator had some extra tap points for fittings. At both sides. I thought this radiator had that, but it did not. It would make bleeding and filling a lot more easy.
I might have to add a little more fluid to avoid the foam bubbles in the res reaching the bottom. I knew the D5 pumps were powerful, but this is insane. It runs through the loop, like there is no resistance at all.
I reconnected the PWM plug to the motherboard. Without it, it runs at full speed obviously.
Some more test runs later.