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Today we introduce an XSPC product that makes the flexibility and compactness some of its strength. The XSPC X2O 750 Dual 5.25" Bay Reservoir Pump offers the advantage of having the reservoir and the pump in a single product, to be placed in front of the case, in 2 slots dedicated to optical drives.
We begin with the measures of the reservoir body alone, respectively 149x100x85 (WxDxH) all expressed in millimeters. The empty reservoir weighs well 905gr without fittings and with mask included. Of course, most of the weight is due to the pump. Following are the technical specifications and sample photos.
The reservoir body where the pump is enclosed in transparent acrylic. Regarding the photo above, the front, rear and bottom walls (where the mask will be attached) have a thickness of 6mm, while the rest of the walls, then the top and lateral ones, have a thickness of well 13mm. Since the pump is inserted into the reservoir, it follows immediately that it is of immersion type, namely it works within the liquid. This should not mislead regarding the performance front, while regarding the noise side, being immersed in the liquid and placed in a closed body can only help reduce noise.
The pump is powered through the 12V molex connector, the XSPC assures a flow of 750 l/h with a prevalence of 1.8 meters. The article that we are showing you is the second version of the successful and appreciated X2O 750 Dual 5.25" Bay Reservoir Pump which XSPC has made some improvements. They are reported below:
The unit (or reservoir) occupies 2 5.25" bays and is fixed by 4 screws that are supplied that must be screwed in the threaded bushings embedded in the side walls.
The pump in turn is fixed both on the basis with 4 steel screws, screwed on a bracket, always in acrylic, fixed internally on the walls with special glue, both on the top of the bushing is chrome-plated steel, which primarily attaches to the upper 13mm wall and secondly acts as the connecting junction for the release of the liquid. As you can see from the photo below, an O-ring acts as a seal on the bushing which has a G¼ threaded hole.
The rotor is instead enclosed by a closed cylinder of ¾ inch in diameter. The function of this "half-shell" is to limit turbulence and expel the air bubbles which through the hole in the lower figure come out of the draught zone.
Logically, the reservoir must be watertight, so that even the power cable of the pump is protected by an airtight plastic bushing. To give a pleasing effect to the eye you can use the supplied LED, or choose one of another color. For this purpose there are two inserts indicated by the arrows in the figure where to insert them.
