Quieter Fans
Quieter Fans
Hi all,
Forgive me if I missed this somewhere but is there a consensus on specific quieter fans to go with? I'm hoping to replace all 4 with quieter but almost equally effective fans that don't require modifying other electronics. I see 'Noctua' commonly on here, I'm just hoping someone can give me specific model numbers for all fans.
Thanks!
Forgive me if I missed this somewhere but is there a consensus on specific quieter fans to go with? I'm hoping to replace all 4 with quieter but almost equally effective fans that don't require modifying other electronics. I see 'Noctua' commonly on here, I'm just hoping someone can give me specific model numbers for all fans.
Thanks!
Re: Quieter Fans
These are the Noctuas I tried a year ago: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009NQLT0M
They are very quiet, but not very powerful. These are 12V fans, so suitable for replacing the electronics case and extruder fans, they will not be a bed fan replacement.
They are very quiet, but not very powerful. These are 12V fans, so suitable for replacing the electronics case and extruder fans, they will not be a bed fan replacement.
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first of all you cannot replace all 4
3 are easy to replace as they are all 12V
a) 2x40mm
-----extruder
-----motherboard box
b) 1x60mm
-----power supply
but the one at the nozzle/bed is 24V and is 50mm
noctua doesn't do any 50mm
and almost nobody make 24V fans
my advice is change only those 3 and keep the nozzle fan the stock fan
but if you want to change that as well there are only 2 silent 50mm one is
-Silent5 by gelid-12V
-Fractal Design Silent Series R3-12V
THEY ARE BOTH 12V so they will BURN if you use them without fixing the Voltage
you can fix it using one of these "buck converter"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2X-LM2596-DC-DC ... Sw7FRWUxVp
honestly is big and annoying to place around i even tried to buy a mini buck converter (same the use in airplane models) but it was still too annoying and was heating up and... honestly not worth it that fan alone is not terrible i went back to the stock one
3 are easy to replace as they are all 12V
a) 2x40mm
-----extruder
-----motherboard box
b) 1x60mm
-----power supply
but the one at the nozzle/bed is 24V and is 50mm
noctua doesn't do any 50mm
and almost nobody make 24V fans
my advice is change only those 3 and keep the nozzle fan the stock fan
but if you want to change that as well there are only 2 silent 50mm one is
-Silent5 by gelid-12V
-Fractal Design Silent Series R3-12V
THEY ARE BOTH 12V so they will BURN if you use them without fixing the Voltage
you can fix it using one of these "buck converter"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2X-LM2596-DC-DC ... Sw7FRWUxVp
honestly is big and annoying to place around i even tried to buy a mini buck converter (same the use in airplane models) but it was still too annoying and was heating up and... honestly not worth it that fan alone is not terrible i went back to the stock one
Last edited by Pekish79 on Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:33 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Seriously want to cut the fan noise and boost the cooling power? Just take the fan guard off of the bed fan.
I bought some noctuas, and never wound up putting them on - removing the fan guard cut the noise by a boatload.
I bought some noctuas, and never wound up putting them on - removing the fan guard cut the noise by a boatload.
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A bonus to removing the guards... I haven't broken a fan since I took them off.
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if you wonder where they goes this explain it better then my text before
leave the bed/nozzle fan alone but change the mount
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1083655 << this is my file
this is the standard 24V fan but i added a different mount
and i added a funnel slightly slanted toward the nozzle (there is a straight funnel as well in the link)
I changed the mount because in this way with 1 screw i can remove both fan that stay attached to each others
plus i wanted to add a 2 point connection that hug the top fan
here is the picture of my attempt to put a 12V fan with the mini bucked converter and the same mount system in different color
in red the location of the fan as u can see the mount go behind and hug the fun it's quite sturdy and u never have to detach them every u can remove the full block with just 1 screw both fans before u had the 2 fan moving around when detaching the main screw
(in the black tape there is a buck converter but i gave up on that)
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1x60 Sunon KD1206PTB1
- Air Flow 23.5 CFM
- Static Pressure 0.210 in H2O
- Noise 34.5 dB(A)
Noctua A6x25 FLX
- Airflow 17.2 CFM
- Static Pressure 0.218 in H₂O
- Acoustical Noise 19,3 dB(A)
(Chao Jing Yin) CJY Brushless DC fan
only data i could find is on amazon
http://www.amazon.com/40mm-Amounts-Moun ... B00I50GAZG
- Airflow 8.0 CFM
- 34db Noise Level
(i really can't find any official page for this CJY)
Noctua A4x10 FLX
- Airflow 4.83 CFM
- Static Pressure 0.178 in H₂O
- Acoustical Noise 17,9 dB(A)
- Air Flow 23.5 CFM
- Static Pressure 0.210 in H2O
- Noise 34.5 dB(A)
Noctua A6x25 FLX
- Airflow 17.2 CFM
- Static Pressure 0.218 in H₂O
- Acoustical Noise 19,3 dB(A)
(Chao Jing Yin) CJY Brushless DC fan
only data i could find is on amazon
http://www.amazon.com/40mm-Amounts-Moun ... B00I50GAZG
- Airflow 8.0 CFM
- 34db Noise Level
(i really can't find any official page for this CJY)
Noctua A4x10 FLX
- Airflow 4.83 CFM
- Static Pressure 0.178 in H₂O
- Acoustical Noise 17,9 dB(A)
Last edited by Pekish79 on Tue Dec 08, 2015 11:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Wow, this forum never ceases to impress me with the helpfulness of the community. Thank you guys so much for the detailed responses. I have stepper dampers on the way so the fans will be the next step in noise reduction.
Jules - I actually printed my own guards that seem to be about the same Db as running without them (see below). Let me know if you'd like the files.
Pekish - thanks so much for the info and pics mate, very much appreciated! I'm running a mount / shroud I found on thingiverse a while back that seems to work well for me. I'll replace the 3 then and just deal with the bed fan noise when printing PLA.
Jules - I actually printed my own guards that seem to be about the same Db as running without them (see below). Let me know if you'd like the files.
Pekish - thanks so much for the info and pics mate, very much appreciated! I'm running a mount / shroud I found on thingiverse a while back that seems to work well for me. I'll replace the 3 then and just deal with the bed fan noise when printing PLA.
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I wouldn't be able to use it, since i've got a dual setup, (with a specialty fan guard to move the side 50mm fan around to the front).....kartcrg wrote:Wow, this forum never ceases to impress me with the helpfulness of the community. Thank you guys so much for the detailed responses. I have stepper dampers on the way so the fans will be the next step in noise reduction.
Jules - I actually printed my own guards that seem to be about the same Db as running without them (see below). Let me know if you'd like the files.
But.......I'll bet some of the other guys with a single would love to try one if you're inclined to post it!
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I recently changed out the extruder and electronics fan for the 40mm Noctua. I bought the Noctua 60 as well but thought cracking the internal case on the power supply more than I wanted to tear into.
I did replace the the 50mm bed fan with a 15x50 24V blower instead of the 50mm fan. So far I'm happy with the noise level and performance. I did so based on this Reddit thread https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/com ... ud_fan_vs/. I'm still testing and need to make a duct for it but so far so good.
I did replace the the 50mm bed fan with a 15x50 24V blower instead of the 50mm fan. So far I'm happy with the noise level and performance. I did so based on this Reddit thread https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/com ... ud_fan_vs/. I'm still testing and need to make a duct for it but so far so good.