Technical specifications as listed by Koolance:
Weight 3.50 lb (1.59 kg)
Wetted Materials Brass/Copper
Fins Per Inch (FPI) 30
Fan Capacity 3 x 120mm
Dimensions Measured on the Radiator Tested (retail unit):
Radiator Core Dimensions:
I’m not sure if my ruler is wrong or just the operator, but I measure to what I believe to be industry standard which is the number of fins next to each other per inch. This does NOT include counting both rows of fins in split fin type cores such as the HX-360XC. So I am unsure how Koolance measure to get 30 PFI as listed in their specs. Here we can clearly see a FPI count of 20 on the HX-360XC:
Finish
The Koolance HX-360XC is finished in a matte black paint which has an appropriately sized Koolance logo placed on one side. Unfortunately the black finish scuffs up quite easily and the sample unit sent was already marked from rubbing against the cardboard.
Here again is the scuffed marking on the paintwork:
In the following pictures I want to highlight 2 things:
• The height that the ports sit proud of the tanks and the radiator itself. When measuring I measure the thickness along the sides so won’t include the extra 3 – 4mm of the ports.
• What appears to be a poor join of the tank end which was then painted over. The radiator passed the maximum flow I could pump through it (Iwaki RD-30 at 24v at an estimated 4gpm) without leaking, but still manufacturing process and quality control could have been better.
Features
A welcome feature is the protection plates under the fan mounting screw threads. This will help prevent damage to the core from installing fans with incorrect length screws.
Last thing to note is that the sides of the encasing are very light gauge formed sheet, which I think is made of copper. Whatever the material, the point is that the side panels are very flimsy and I believe I did crush some of the outer fins by picking up the radiator when grabbing it across the center fan position. Sadly the HX-360XC does not have a very sturdy or strong solid feeling about it.
The HX-360XC has just the 2 ports and the internal shrouds are 5mm on both sides. Let’s see how it performs…..
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