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Originally Posted by iakovl
Holly Shit BladeRunner
what fan is it? and where can i find this beast , how much CFM?
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I lost this topic somehow....
Quote from topics in this forum a while back:-
"Well I thought if I must be forced to use a proper rad & fan, lets be really silly about it
I'm using a large JCB tractor rad, (about 20" X 20" X 2.5" with a 16" Kenlow fan @ 3v and it keeps my coolant at 2C to 3C above room temp, (at 15v it will keep near as damn it to room ambient, but everything ends up on the other side of the room, and my ears start to bleed
). If I turn the fan off the coolant will get to around 8C above ambient eventually before stabilising.
The Kenlowe fan will be used on a car at some point, (as that's what it's designed for, additional cooling if towing, or for custom cars... big V8's in smaller bays etc).
If you want a fan like that, a cheaper option is your local car dismantlers. Just about every front wheel drive car has 1 or two fans like that on the Rad, (but they may not look quite as sexy as the kenlowe)
It's supposed to be 12v but I've been running it at 3v, 5v & 7v for a month and it has no start up problems at any of those voltages, nor has it appeared to affect it. It uses 2.4 amps @ 3v, 3.2 amps @ 4v and 4amps @ 5v. While it couldn't ever be classed as near silent, Its pretty quiet @ 3v under the desk... just a soft woosh... quite soothing actually.....wouldn't want it right next to my ear though
I'm going to put it and the rad in the loft soon, (was 6C up there last night)
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Here's the rad and fan (I included a few small items, CD Rom / HDD... for size indication
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The rad & pump are up in the loft now and I have silence again, with cpu @ 15°C .... It's just a temporary measure as I know the loft space will be hot in the summer, hopefully by then I'll have another ground cooling system in place
