Re: [Flexradio] Silenx fan Mod on Flex 3000- beware

2013-01-16 Thread Raymo99
Exactly the same findings here Ed, Any digital or prolonged SSB pushed the heat up rapidly and the Silenx fans were unable to regulate it. Actually the original fans are incorrectly rated... my tests show that they are closer to 34CFM using an airflow meter. I’ve no idea what the dBA actually

Re: [Flexradio] Silenx fan Mod on Flex 3000- beware

2013-01-16 Thread Ed Wilson
From:Ed Wilson [mailto:ed.wil...@ymail.com] Sent: 15 January 2013 22:04 To: Ray percival; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Silenx fan Mod on Flex 3000- beware   Colleagues, I was one of those guys who just could not stand the noise of the original Flex-3000 fans, so I ins

Re: [Flexradio] Silenx fan Mod on Flex 3000- beware

2013-01-16 Thread Ray percival
Exactly the same findings here Ed, Any digital or prolonged SSB pushed the heat up rapidly and the Silenx fans were unable to regulate it. Actually the original fans are incorrectly rated... my tests show that they are closer to 34CFM using an airflow meter. I've no idea what the dBA actua

Re: [Flexradio] Silenx fan Mod on Flex 3000- beware

2013-01-16 Thread Ray percival
Part 2... For the heck of it I’ve ordered an audio level meter so I’ll be able to make some actual readings of audio levels when it arrives, probably next week. I ended up using ThermaTake DuraMax6 fans myself, these are rated at 30CFM and 32dBA this cut the noise down a fair bit but not as

Re: [Flexradio] Silenx fan Mod on Flex 3000- beware

2013-01-16 Thread Ray percival
Further testing results... Out of the box Duramax 6 fans are 28CFM and 160mA @12v Modified Duramax6 with resistor are 22CFM and 110mA @12v Key down continuous CW testing at 10W reaches 82 Degrees C after about 10 minutes with modified Duramax 6 fans. So I think the standard ThermalTake

Re: [Flexradio] Silenx fan Mod on Flex 3000- beware

2013-01-16 Thread Dale Hankins
What should be the stanfard temp  I have mine installed the s?ilentex and do dee they are not as good as stock but I have not had the red warning come on Sent from my personalized C Spire Wireless Galaxy S IIIRay percival wrote:Further testing results... Out of the box Duramax 6 fans are 2

Re: [Flexradio] Silenx fan Mod on Flex 3000- beware

2013-01-16 Thread Ed Wilson
@gmail.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Silenx fan Mod on Flex 3000- beware What should be the stanfard temp  I have mine installed the s?ilentex and do dee they are not as good as stock but I have not had the red warning come on Sent

Re: [Flexradio] Silenx fan Mod on Flex 3000- beware

2013-01-16 Thread Raymo99
Interesting info Ed, I'll have to test my fans a bit more and perhaps tweek the resistors to keep the temp below 80. Heres my 2c... Ultimately the original fans have a very high output (38 cubic feet per min) at 12v (and probably even more at 13.8v). This is probably to allow for the worst set