
Alphacool Icicle temperature sensor
Alphacool Icicle temperature sensor
Unfortunately, the manufacturers are very stingy with the interesting information about their products... So the icicle seems to be a 10k Ohm thermistor (at 25°C = 10k Ohm) according to the specifications. Now the problem is Corsair, they don't give any details on their thermistors that come with it. Do you own the Corsair Commander Mini? If so, you could measure the resistance of one of the thermistors supplied. If this is also 10k Ohm, the icicle should work. I hope this was somewhat understandable.
Yes you could mix cooper and nickel in the same loop. I believe it's painted cooper. I'm using it in my cooper/nickel plated loop for a half a year already - no corrosion.
After a short research: Yes, it should work. I have a Corsair Commander Pro, which comes with 10KOhm NTC sensors. I have also connected the Aphacool icicle to the Commander and it shows me plausible temperatures. The Alphacool already has 10kOhm, but since it also works with the Commander, I assume that this is also an NTC sensor. At Aquacomputer, the sensors for the Aquaero are only described as "NTC" sensors, but the specifications for the Aquaero say 10 kOhm. With these indications I think it should work, as the original accessory is probably also a 10kOhm NTC sensor. Unfortunately, the manufacturers are a bit stingy when it comes to concrete specifications, so I am only 98% sure. I hope I could help PS. So while researching I noticed that all manufacturers have 10kOhm, or simply NTC, so I assume that it is probably a standard in the PC world to work with 10KOhm NTC temperature sensors.
Theoretically, it should work because it has a G1/4 thread on both sides. But I agree with the previous speakers. The sensor should not be used as an extension piece for two tubes. There are better alternatives.