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TerraMex · 02-25-2003, 10:52 AM

Not true, i've desassembled most of my fans and put them back together with no major incidents.

The problem was that i took the impeller out and painted it. Big mistake in two points. One , some were evenly painted but it adds weight to the fan, so the engine has extra work to move. And another was not evenly painted (althou the color is even) , so there is a bit more paint on a side than another, and that causes the fan not to be balanced... and it vibrates alot, and added noise. Grrr. They do look good thou.

Now i avoid to paint any, and if i need one, i get those transparent ones with leds. Looks alot better . I've got 2 Sunon. Damn. They're like turbines or something, i bet if they could they'd take off.

My two cents are... sand the fins a little with a high grit , oil the rotor shaft , and ... use a rheobus (like me). No worrys. Dont use varnish or anything that adds a considerable weight to the fan. You'd have to make a uniform layer to keep it from vibrating and causing noise, and the weight will drop the performance of the fan.

PS :some painted fans here.

02-25-2003, 10:52 AM	#16
TerraMex Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portugal, Europe Posts: 870	Not true, i've desassembled most of my fans and put them back together with no major incidents. The problem was that i took the impeller out and painted it. Big mistake in two points. One , some were evenly painted but it adds weight to the fan, so the engine has extra work to move. And another was not evenly painted (althou the color is even) , so there is a bit more paint on a side than another, and that causes the fan not to be balanced... and it vibrates alot, and added noise. Grrr. They do look good thou. Now i avoid to paint any, and if i need one, i get those transparent ones with leds. Looks alot better . I've got 2 Sunon. Damn. They're like turbines or something, i bet if they could they'd take off. My two cents are... sand the fins a little with a high grit , oil the rotor shaft , and ... use a rheobus (like me). No worrys. Dont use varnish or anything that adds a considerable weight to the fan. You'd have to make a uniform layer to keep it from vibrating and causing noise, and the weight will drop the performance of the fan. PS :some painted fans here. __________________ "we need more cowbell." Last edited by TerraMex; 02-25-2003 at 03:18 PM.