Re: [Flexradio] fan noise on a 3000

2012-12-31 Thread Ray percival
Unfortunately the Thermaltake ISGC Fan 8 is too big at 80mm and you need 60mm Regards, Ray EI3GD ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.m

Re: [Flexradio] fan noise on a 3000

2012-12-31 Thread Ray, K9DUR
Ed, The FLEX-5000A has a large diameter, slow speed fan. Consequently, it is virtually silent already. 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio

Re: [Flexradio] fan noise on a 3000

2012-12-31 Thread Ed WB0VHF
Is there an equivalent fan for the 5000? Tnx & 73, Ed WB0VHF Sent from my HTC - Reply message - From: "Greg" Date: Mon, Dec 31, 2012 14:59 Subject: [Flexradio] fan noise on a 3000 To: The Thermaltake ISGC Fan 8 is even a bit better... 18.2 dba at 24.4 CFM 73 Greg

Re: [Flexradio] fan noise on a 3000

2012-12-31 Thread Greg
The Thermaltake ISGC Fan 8 is even a bit better... 18.2 dba at 24.4 CFM 73 Greg On 12/31/2012 12:49 PM, Ray percival wrote: Been there, done that... The Silenx are only 8CFM, the original fans are 23CFM (Cubic Feet per Min). These will not cool the finals enough and may damage the rig.

Re: [Flexradio] fan noise on a 3000

2012-12-31 Thread Ray percival
Been there, done that... The Silenx are only 8CFM, the original fans are 23CFM (Cubic Feet per Min). These will not cool the finals enough and may damage the rig. Get yourself a set of ThermalTake Duramax 6 fans. These have a higher output than the original fans but less than half the

Re: [Flexradio] fan noise on a 3000

2012-12-30 Thread Tim Lemmon
Dale. I felt like you, and even tried the Silenx fans. They were certainly wonderfully quiet, but looking at the rig temperature (CNTL-SHIFT-I) shows the rig gets hotter with the quiet fans. Apparently they don't move enough air. Rigs hate heat, and I hate noise, but rigs hate heat more :) If

Re: [Flexradio] fan noise on a 3000

2012-12-30 Thread Ed Wilson
it in my opinion! Ed, K0KC From: "y...@aol.com" To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 3:54 PM Subject: [Flexradio] fan noise on a 3000         Have a new 3000, also had one when they first came out, this one seems to hav

[Flexradio] fan noise on a 3000

2012-12-30 Thread y...@aol.com
Have a new 3000, also had one when they first came out, this one seems to have a louder fan noise level, than the older one. Has anyone taken a look at the fan assembly to see if the bearings are serviceable . thanks dale wt4t ___ FlexRadio Syst