Fans on Esc's

[BrianG]

Yeah, I had an 80mm Delta high output fan for my computer CPU. The thing is about 1.5" thick and blows some serious air (enough to propel itself around if on a table), but the noise was crazy. Sounded like a vacuum cleaner in my computer! I got tired of the noise so switched to a much tamer fan and the CPU temps only went up a degree or two.

[Finnster]

Originally Posted by BrianG

Yeah, I had an 80mm Delta high output fan for my computer CPU. The thing is about 1.5" thick and blows some serious air (enough to propel itself around if on a table), but the noise was crazy. Sounded like a vacuum cleaner in my computer! I got tired of the noise so switched to a much tamer fan and the CPU temps only went up a degree or two.

I remember those Deltas back in the OC day. :)


Edit: that fan's ok, but I would run a 40mm on 12V optimally, else get a 30mm 5V fan. That should be good enough. 40mm fans are pretty big, and can be a pain to place sometimes.