Yeah.... I am hoping a local AC shop will give it a go. I have a better phase change unit coming for the CPU and will be using this broken one for video cards. I don't necessarily need peak performance for cooling video cards, but a cooler that works would be nice.
It uses R134a refrigerant so hopefully no shop will be too wierded out. But the question is how much refrigerant does it need!? They will ask and I won't know. Also, is the flexible metal tube standard (will they be able to get a replacement) or will that be a problem for them?