GlueSniffer
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Got two of these old 130w blurple LEDs in a 2x2. $90 for the pair, cheapest I could find on eBay at the time. Probably upgrade to a MarsHydro TS1000 at some point but will work with these for now.
They each came with two 80mm x 20mm 2 wire sleeve bearing case fans and like many of the reviews said, one of the fans started makes terrible noises. It lasted one whole grow. I removed the one bad fan, but thinking about replacing all four with dual bearing fans.
The fans came from the factory sucking air in from the top. I guess the air gets blown down onto a plate used as a heat sink, then the air gets deflected, and passes by the drivers as it exhausts out the sides of the case.
What’s the best design for the fans with this case? I ordered 2 sets of AC infinity S5 USB multi fans. Two fans per set with a 3 speed controller. I realize I will have to power them separately as I’m assuming the factory unmarked fans are 12V or 24V.
I could put the fans on top of the case (outside the actual case) pulling air out. I could put the fans in the case exhausting out the top (same location inside the case but blowing opposite direction). I could do an intake and an exhaust. Or is the factory design best? China probably did it right, but it’s not obvious to me.
This should probably be posted asked in a computer tower design forum, but I’m sure there are some people with experience here.
They each came with two 80mm x 20mm 2 wire sleeve bearing case fans and like many of the reviews said, one of the fans started makes terrible noises. It lasted one whole grow. I removed the one bad fan, but thinking about replacing all four with dual bearing fans.
The fans came from the factory sucking air in from the top. I guess the air gets blown down onto a plate used as a heat sink, then the air gets deflected, and passes by the drivers as it exhausts out the sides of the case.
What’s the best design for the fans with this case? I ordered 2 sets of AC infinity S5 USB multi fans. Two fans per set with a 3 speed controller. I realize I will have to power them separately as I’m assuming the factory unmarked fans are 12V or 24V.
I could put the fans on top of the case (outside the actual case) pulling air out. I could put the fans in the case exhausting out the top (same location inside the case but blowing opposite direction). I could do an intake and an exhaust. Or is the factory design best? China probably did it right, but it’s not obvious to me.
This should probably be posted asked in a computer tower design forum, but I’m sure there are some people with experience here.
