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Bires
02-05-2006, 06:39 AM
My 90mm stealth fans, both about 2years old, both have developed a wine, like something inside of themhas come off balance. Weird thing is they both seem to have developed it simultaneously, almost exactly two years after I bought them.

Anyone else have this kinda weird thing happen?
DarkFury
02-05-2006, 08:02 AM
Have you tried dusting them off with an air blower?
ArkiStan
02-05-2006, 10:08 AM
engineered obsolescence maybe?
Bires
02-05-2006, 01:22 PM
Have you tried dusting them off with an air blower?
Yup. I even tried injecting them with silicone. I think they just threw a commutator.
verve247
02-05-2006, 05:04 PM
My 90mm stealth fans, both about 2years old, both have developed a wine, like something inside of themhas come off balance. Weird thing is they both seem to have developed it simultaneously, almost exactly two years after I bought them.

Anyone else have this kinda weird thing happen?

I'll need more details. Is it similar to a nice chianti or is it more like a chardonnay?
hapoo
02-05-2006, 06:29 PM
dustem off and oil them up. Best you can do.
I think a dust screen would probably lengthen a fans life by a good amount.
Bires
02-05-2006, 06:53 PM
dustem off and oil them up. Best you can do.
I think a dust screen would probably lengthen a fans life by a good amount.
Did that. (look up)
cheapchinese
02-05-2006, 07:53 PM
buy a new one?
Bires
02-05-2006, 08:17 PM
I made an adapter to run the fans off of molex 5V, but my case runs too hot (40C at idle) with my exhaust fans running about 800rpms.

So, after a lot of research I ended up picking up an AerogateIII (http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/ald-v03-us.html)at SVC. I'm not a big gadget fan when it comes to my PC, but this will allow me to run my exhaust fans fast enough to be effective, but slow enough not to produce high-pitch noise (hopefully).
Grimm
02-06-2006, 11:21 AM
I made an adapter to run the fans off of molex 5V, but my case runs too hot (40C at idle) with my exhaust fans running about 800rpms.

So, after a lot of research I ended up picking up an AerogateIII (http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/ald-v03-us.html)at SVC. I'm not a big gadget fan when it comes to my PC, but this will allow me to run my exhaust fans fast enough to be effective, but slow enough not to produce high-pitch noise (hopefully).
5v??? Why not use the 7v mod?
clutchy
02-06-2006, 11:52 AM
I've been running panaflo's in my lian-li case for 3 years now. They're the quiet ones, can't remember what they're called, but i haven't had a problem yet. I've been very happy with them.

what's this 5v, 7v molex mod?