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Mel Whitten wrote: > If your considering making a mod to lower the SDR's fan noise, I found this > site http://www.cpemma.co.uk/index.html covered about all the bases on the > subject of "Fan Noise Solutions". > > "You'll see the (fan's) throat has a curved "wasp-waist" profile, known as a > venturi, which optimizes air flow. Extending the venturi profile through the > panel wall, blending it in by chamfering the cut-out edge, reduces > turbulence, noise and flow losses due to drag and obstruction at the > cut-out." (from: http://www.cpemma.co.uk/mount.html) > > Doing the above mod and mounting the fan in new rubber grommets will reduce > the noise. > > Mel, K0PFX > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
