Comments on: How to build a completely silent fan for your cabinet http://eirikso.com/2005/02/06/how-to-build-a-completely-silent-fan-for-your-cabinet/ The personal web site of Eirik Solheim Sun, 06 May 2012 10:34:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Barry http://eirikso.com/2005/02/06/how-to-build-a-completely-silent-fan-for-your-cabinet/comment-page-1/#comment-19701 Barry Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:31:48 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=26#comment-19701 tbh, i use something like this to keep my xbox 360 cool, works a charm, i;m not to fussed about the noise that comes out because the xbox fans are loud anyway, so now the cabinit is child locked to stop little kid from playing with it and the xbox is kepted cool, pc fans do wonders:D tbh, i use something like this to keep my xbox 360 cool, works a charm, i;m not to fussed about the noise that comes out because the xbox fans are loud anyway, so now the cabinit is child locked to stop little kid from playing with it and the xbox is kepted cool, pc fans do wonders:D

]]> By: Lasse Elden http://eirikso.com/2005/02/06/how-to-build-a-completely-silent-fan-for-your-cabinet/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Lasse Elden Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:40:50 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=26#comment-53 You must be quiet when you record! Could not hear the fan, because you where noising (?) to much! Seems like a very good solution!!! You must be quiet when you record! Could not hear the fan, because you where noising (?) to much! Seems like a very good solution!!!

]]> By: Eirikso http://eirikso.com/2005/02/06/how-to-build-a-completely-silent-fan-for-your-cabinet/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Eirikso Thu, 04 May 2006 09:47:22 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=26#comment-52 Sorry for the not so detailed post. The fan push air into the cabinet. You are completely right. If it was pushing air out of the cabinet I would have placed it at the top. There is a natural flow of air up through the cabinet because the hot air goes to the top. So I push cold air into the bottom to help that flow. I want it this way because this gives me control of where the air enters the cabinet. I want excess pressure in the cabinet and not any kind of underpressure. With overpressure in the cabinet I can add a filter to the main fan and know that most of the air entering the cabinet will be filtered. With underpressure all kinds of small gaps in the cabinet will take in air and collect dust. As for the amount of air. I have adjusted that manually. Put both computers on 100% CPU load with temeprture readings on both of them. Let them run for a while and adjust the fan until the temperature stabilize just below the maximum you want in there in this extreme 2 x 100% load situation. Yes I know. Not very scientific... An alternative would be to have a temperature controlled fan in the bottom of the cabinet. Sorry for the not so detailed post. The fan push air into the cabinet. You are completely right. If it was pushing air out of the cabinet I would have placed it at the top.

There is a natural flow of air up through the cabinet because the hot air goes to the top. So I push cold air into the bottom to help that flow.

I want it this way because this gives me control of where the air enters the cabinet. I want excess pressure in the cabinet and not any kind of underpressure.

With overpressure in the cabinet I can add a filter to the main fan and know that most of the air entering the cabinet will be filtered. With underpressure all kinds of small gaps in the cabinet will take in air and collect dust.

As for the amount of air. I have adjusted that manually. Put both computers on 100% CPU load with temeprture readings on both of them. Let them run for a while and adjust the fan until the temperature stabilize just below the maximum you want in there in this extreme 2 x 100% load situation.

Yes I know. Not very scientific…

An alternative would be to have a temperature controlled fan in the bottom of the cabinet.

]]> By: Grant http://eirikso.com/2005/02/06/how-to-build-a-completely-silent-fan-for-your-cabinet/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Grant Wed, 03 May 2006 14:18:14 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=26#comment-51 Hi, Nice design. I have a client which has a cabinet holdin 2 pc's and a router. How do I work out how much air i need to move (i.e. fan size)? And..is the bottom the best place to put an extractor? I assume the above pictures is of a fan pushing the air out of the cabinet? Is there any reason why the fan is not in the top of the cabinet? Regards, Grant Hi,

Nice design. I have a client which has a cabinet holdin 2 pc’s and a router. How do I work out how much air i need to move (i.e. fan size)? And..is the bottom the best place to put an extractor? I assume the above pictures is of a fan pushing the air out of the cabinet? Is there any reason why the fan is not in the top of the cabinet?

Regards,
Grant

]]> By: Eirikso http://eirikso.com/2005/02/06/how-to-build-a-completely-silent-fan-for-your-cabinet/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Eirikso Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:19:37 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=26#comment-50 The system is running 24/7, so I never turn it off... I guess it would be no problem using a fan that was powered by and connected to the computer instead of using a separate 220V fan. If you use a standard 12V fan powered by the computer it is easier to temperature control it and it will turn on and off with the computer. The system is running 24/7, so I never turn it off…

I guess it would be no problem using a fan that was powered by and connected to the computer instead of using a separate 220V fan.

If you use a standard 12V fan powered by the computer it is easier to temperature control it and it will turn on and off with the computer.

]]> By: Jericho http://eirikso.com/2005/02/06/how-to-build-a-completely-silent-fan-for-your-cabinet/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Jericho Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:36:08 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=26#comment-49 Great article! I was curious though, do you manually turn the fan on or does the fan turn itself on automagically? I would think an auto-temp sensing fan would be cool (no pun intended..:). It would be a pain to walk my lazy butt over to the rack, after programming my universal remote to turn everything on in one go... Great article! I was curious though, do you manually turn the fan on or does the fan turn itself on automagically? I would think an auto-temp sensing fan would be cool (no pun intended..:). It would be a pain to walk my lazy butt over to the rack, after programming my universal remote to turn everything on in one go…

]]> By: www.eirikso.com » Blog Archive » The silence of the fans http://eirikso.com/2005/02/06/how-to-build-a-completely-silent-fan-for-your-cabinet/comment-page-1/#comment-48 www.eirikso.com » Blog Archive » The silence of the fans Fri, 03 Feb 2006 22:31:24 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=26#comment-48 [...] I have described the cabinet here and the mounting of the fan here. To put it short the fan is mounted in rubber bands to eliminate vibrations and noise. However, I should have said “was mounted”. The problem is that rubber bands need maintenance. Of course I could try to find better quality rubber bands, but I have choosen another soultion. It works fine so far, so I decided to post a little “How-to” for the people that might want to build something similar.To fix this mess I used a perforated strip and some parts from a kit for silencing fans and hard drives: Mounting the fan using these parts you get rid of nearly all vibrations and can have a fan that push a lot of air through your cabinet. I’ll let the pictures talk for themselves and keep the comment option open for the people that have questions. [...] [...] I have described the cabinet here and the mounting of the fan here. To put it short the fan is mounted in rubber bands to eliminate vibrations and noise. However, I should have said “was mounted”. The problem is that rubber bands need maintenance. Of course I could try to find better quality rubber bands, but I have choosen another soultion. It works fine so far, so I decided to post a little “How-to” for the people that might want to build something similar.To fix this mess I used a perforated strip and some parts from a kit for silencing fans and hard drives: Mounting the fan using these parts you get rid of nearly all vibrations and can have a fan that push a lot of air through your cabinet. I’ll let the pictures talk for themselves and keep the comment option open for the people that have questions. [...]

]]> By: www.eirikso.com » Blog Archive » A quick update on the home theatre http://eirikso.com/2005/02/06/how-to-build-a-completely-silent-fan-for-your-cabinet/comment-page-1/#comment-47 www.eirikso.com » Blog Archive » A quick update on the home theatre Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:59:30 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=26#comment-47 [...] It’s time for a short collection of links: 1. First, build a cabinet 2. Then install a silent fan in the cabinet 3. Silence the parts of the computer that is noisy 4. Choose your frontend 5. Set up your advanced remote 6. Make your content available everywhere 7. Follow the important blogs… [...] [...] It’s time for a short collection of links: 1. First, build a cabinet 2. Then install a silent fan in the cabinet 3. Silence the parts of the computer that is noisy 4. Choose your frontend 5. Set up your advanced remote 6. Make your content available everywhere 7. Follow the important blogs… [...]

]]> By: www.eirikso.com » Blog Archive » How to build a cabinet for your HTPC http://eirikso.com/2005/02/06/how-to-build-a-completely-silent-fan-for-your-cabinet/comment-page-1/#comment-46 www.eirikso.com » Blog Archive » How to build a cabinet for your HTPC Tue, 04 Oct 2005 14:48:23 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=26#comment-46 [...] I have several of these cabinets and two of them is dedicated to the HTPC, hard drives, amplifiers etc. The cabinet with the HTPC is modified further for extra ventilation. [...] [...] I have several of these cabinets and two of them is dedicated to the HTPC, hard drives, amplifiers etc. The cabinet with the HTPC is modified further for extra ventilation. [...]

]]> By: Eirik (Administrator) http://eirikso.com/2005/02/06/how-to-build-a-completely-silent-fan-for-your-cabinet/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Eirik (Administrator) Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:47:32 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=26#comment-45 And, for my setup the wiring was very simple. 220V into the regulator. And, 220V from the regulator to the fan. :-) And, for my setup the wiring was very simple. 220V into the regulator. And, 220V from the regulator to the fan. :-)

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