Turns out the issue with the “Power Fault” was all about contact pressure. I built a custom bracket to apply enough pressure between the chip and the water block – using proper thermal paste – and now it runs flawlessly.
I also corrected a design flaw in my custom cooling system: the original tubing to the refill port had a loop, which prevented air from rising and escaping. I’ve now routed it directly upward, so trapped air can flow out naturally – and refilling the system is much easier.
On top of that, I improved the wiring layout and solved some voltage drop issues caused by undersized cables.
Most of the hardware is now running stable. Just some casing and cleanup left – and then it’s time to hook up the batteries, test it with solar power… and program the PLC to control everything.
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