Good, Better, Best

As mentioned previously my replacement CPU arrived with bent pins which I semi-successfully straightened. Well, a couple of days ago I tried to swap the processor into the primary socket in order to test its ability to run as primary with the other processor in the secondary socket. To my dismay the pins were still fairly bent the the processor refused to seat in the socket. The processor has been RMA'd and I'm currently waiting for the replacement. On a better note I've ordered an Xecuter 3 which should be arriving tomorrow for the Xbox portion of the project.

Bitch to Biatch

Well, it's been a while since the last update with exams and all, but make no mistake, progress has been made. All of the refrigeration components have been removed from the A/C unit and a rough plan has been layed out. Unfortunately the A/C unit appears to have lost its refrigeration charge and I'll probably be forced to recharge it. I'm currently ordering some of the necessary parts to complete the recharge and am going to replumb the entire system in a manner that fits my case before I do in fact recharge it. Until this begins you can see some of the unit's pics here: ftp://fuzzymuzzle.serveftp.net:3333/H2A/ac_unit/ and check out the detailed and frequently updated progress here: http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=47222

Innards of the Beast

Well, I opened up my new A/C unit and it appears to be quality made and has a huge a** evaporator and condensor along with a compressor with the following specs:

LG Electronics
1 PH 60Hz 115V~ LRA49
Part # 252OUKQC2AA
Model # QK156CAA

Datasheet: http://www.lge.com/products/compone.../pdf/QK156C.pdf
Home Page: http://www.lge.com/products/compone.../r_QKseries.jsp

Its specifications indicate that it uses R22 (Freon) and "SUNISO 4GSI" oil. I can't find a HP rating on the datasheet or website anywhere, I guess I just have to keep looking :)