XSPC ECX Ultra Concentrate Coolant

1. Introduction & Information2. MSDS - Chemicals & Safety3. Mixed in PETG Tubing4. Mixed in Acrylic Tubing5. Black6. Blood Red7. Blue UV8. Clear9. Clear UV10. Green UV11. White12. Summary13. View All

Blue UV

As with all the ECX colors, Blue UV is packaged in a 110ml capacity plastic bottle that is filled with 100ml of the Ultra Concentrate Coolant. The key points on the label we addressed on the Introduction and Information page, so there is no need to go over it again here.

The MSDS advised that ECX Concentrate has a pH level between 7.5 – 9.5.
Using a Bluelab pH pen, the reading we got for the Blue UV ECX Concentrate was 8.2

The 100ml provided is enough to make up 1 liter of solution when mixed 1:9 as instructed on the labeling. For the review we made a small batch using 20ml of ECX Concentrate mixed into 180ml of distilled water.

With a white background we think the tint is a great looking Blue OR Medium Blue when comparing to the blues in the X11 color chart.

As with the Blood Red ECX, Blue UV is darker than other blue PC coolants, and for the same reason we think it is a good thing, as it will appear lighter in tubing:

Left to right the following tubes are set up to help show color and clarity for of the Blue UV sample:

1. Acrylic Res Tube
2. 14mm OD Clear PETG tubing
3. 14mm OD Clear Acrylic tube
4. 3/8 x 5/8 Ultra-Clear Soft tube
5. 1/2″ x 3/4″ Adv. LRT soft tube.

First up LEDs at the front:

LEDs at the rear:
With white background and UV lighting the UV effect was minimal. Of interest is that the acrylic tube produced even less (virtually none) of a UV effect than the other tubes:

Even the additional 6 UV LEDs pointing at the tubes made no difference:

Now let’s look at the black background shots then with the LED bar placed at the front first up:

The Ultra-Clear soft tubing looks like crap in comparison to both the hard-line tubes, while the clear winner for clarity and color representation is the acrylic tube.

The next is possibly my favourite photo of the shoot, with both LED bars at the back:

Again we see that Acrylic wins on clarity when UV isn’t involved.

With a black background The UV effect is quite impressive. These photos were taken in a pitch black room, so the effect may be somewhat exaggerated when compared to how it might look in your room:
Again the acrylic tube shows less of the UV effect.

So far so good, next up is the Clear.