fan controller

jkresh · 08-09-05, 07:56 PM

I need a fan controller (or two) for 7 panaflow ultra high speed 115cfm fans. I have a superflower sf-609 in one system and that works great but I didnt want to buy 2 so I bought a noise isolator (which can control 6) and it is terrible. Fans make a lot more noise then the the noisemaster. Any suggestions?

archilochus · 08-09-05, 08:06 PM

Get a Sunbeam....

It comes in black or silver..

http://www.jab-tech.com/customer/pro...&cat=42&page=1

Hughhefner · 08-09-05, 08:14 PM

I have used the Sunbeam controller and really liked them. 20W per channel is usually enough for most people but I suspect your HUGE fans will be limited to 1 fan per channel. The controller has 4 outputs so you'll need 2 controllers or something else to add to use with the sunbeam.

rogerdugans · 08-09-05, 08:23 PM

Another vote for the Sunbeams-

Great controllers and I have yet to use a 12volt fan that I couldn't run two of per channel on one safely.

Alchemy1 · 08-09-05, 08:25 PM

Yeah, I have two sunbeams (black and silver) and they both work great. The only complaint is the usual...LED's are VERY bright. However, there have been mods posted here to fix that.

jkresh · 08-09-05, 08:36 PM

fans are less then 7wats each so 20 per channel is fine

Hughhefner · 08-09-05, 08:40 PM

If these are the fans then even 3 fans per channel is possible.

http://heatsinkfactory.com/shop/Pana...-pr-16193.html

6.12W per fan, nice!!

jkresh · 08-09-05, 08:41 PM

yep those are the fans

Tyreal · 08-09-05, 08:52 PM

Im thinking about buying one of those sunbeam fan controllers as well but i am scared.

I heard from some other online forum that it caught on fire! a few other people have had the same problem as well.

So... yea. just be careful.

rogerdugans · 08-09-05, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyreal

Im thinking about buying one of those sunbeam fan controllers as well but i am scared.

I heard from some other online forum that it caught on fire! a few other people have had the same problem as well.

So... yea. just be careful.

I have had two of the Sunbeams, which were in use constantly for quite a long time.
Only reason I just have one now is that since I wasn't using the other, I gave it to a friend.

Neither had a single problem, ever.

GunnerMan · 08-09-05, 09:42 PM

I just bought a Sunbeam to tame my new Delta Tri-Blade and my Vantec tornado. Unfortunatly I havent gotten it or computer parts to test it with. I hear they are great just the LEDs are extremly bright.

Alchemy1 · 08-09-05, 09:45 PM

One of my two sunbeams has been running for about 8 months pretty much non-stop (turn off PC on vacations and during storms) and I have never had ANY problems with it either.

Tyreal · 08-09-05, 10:01 PM

wow. huh. guess sunbeam addressed the problem. i might just buy one now.

jkresh · 08-09-05, 10:43 PM

ordered it and 4 splitters, should be in Thursday/Friday.

Electron Chaser · 08-09-05, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jkresh

ordered it and 4 splitters, should be in Thursday/Friday.

A wise choice and one you will not regret.

For the power it can handle, it's dependability, and the price. You just can't find a better fan controller.

jkresh · 08-10-05, 12:34 AM

hope so, after the debacle that is the noise isolator (would be better to not use a fan controller then this one) could just be a bad product but it doesnt give me any confidence in them

natewildes · 08-10-05, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by rogerdugans

Another vote for the Sunbeams-

Great controllers and I have yet to use a 12volt fan that I couldn't run two of per channel on one safely.

Completely agree.

four4875 · 08-10-05, 03:32 PM

the oly way i can see one catching fire is if someone tried to run like 3 or 4 tornados on on channel, that could overload it and cause some problems.

Alchemy1 · 08-10-05, 04:01 PM

I rember reading about a person breaking the part where the molex connector goes and theirs caught on fire.

millhouse · 08-10-05, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jkresh

ordered it and 4 splitters, should be in Thursday/Friday.

sweet, cant wait to see it installed. You ARE going to take pics right?

08-09-05, 07:56 PM	Thread Starter #1
jkresh Member Join Date: Jul 2005	fan controller I need a fan controller (or two) for 7 panaflow ultra high speed 115cfm fans. I have a superflower sf-609 in one system and that works great but I didnt want to buy 2 so I bought a noise isolator (which can control 6) and it is terrible. Fans make a lot more noise then the the noisemaster. Any suggestions?
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08-09-05, 08:06 PM	#2
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08-09-05, 08:14 PM	#3
Hughhefner Playboy Wannabee Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The old Playboy Mansion in Chicago	I have used the Sunbeam controller and really liked them. 20W per channel is usually enough for most people but I suspect your HUGE fans will be limited to 1 fan per channel. The controller has 4 outputs so you'll need 2 controllers or something else to add to use with the sunbeam. __________________ AMD Phenom X6 1100T@ 4.1 ghz Vapochill LS NOT INSTALLED YET! Thermalright 120 Ultra Ex.Lapped Dual 120mm fans, 256mb Adata SSD, 14tb of Hard drives, Coolermaster Extreme 1000, Creative X-Fi platinum, MSI Lightning 480 GTX Gigabyte 890 FXTA-UD5, 16gb of G-Skill DDR3-1600 Cas 8, 28" Hanns-G LCD, AS5 the choice of Playboys everywhere. 20-K Wu's for Overclockers SETI, Bridget, and Holly in the House 193-0 HEAT , Top 10 contributor http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=21325
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08-09-05, 08:23 PM	#4
rogerdugans Linux challenged Senior, not that it stops me... Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Corner of No and Where	Another vote for the Sunbeams- Great controllers and I have yet to use a 12volt fan that I couldn't run two of per channel on one safely. __________________ Still overclocked and running linux on watercooled computers after all these years.
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08-09-05, 08:25 PM	#5
Alchemy1 Member Join Date: Apr 2004	Yeah, I have two sunbeams (black and silver) and they both work great. The only complaint is the usual...LED's are VERY bright. However, there have been mods posted here to fix that. __________________ i7 920 D0 (4ghz @ 1.28v) l EVGA Classified l WD 300gb velociraptor l maxtor 200gb l 6gb G. Skill Trident 2000 l Cooler Master 1100 UCP l XFX GTX260SLi l Black MM Extended Ascension) l 2x PA 120.3 l 2x DDC+(355's) l Heatkiller Cu v3 l Dell 2005FPW l Gigabyte UD3R as a backup Heat "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery/None but ourselves can free our minds " -Bob Marley
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08-09-05, 08:36 PM	Thread Starter #6
jkresh Member Join Date: Jul 2005	fans are less then 7wats each so 20 per channel is fine
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08-09-05, 08:40 PM	#7
Hughhefner Playboy Wannabee Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The old Playboy Mansion in Chicago	If these are the fans then even 3 fans per channel is possible. http://heatsinkfactory.com/shop/Pana...-pr-16193.html 6.12W per fan, nice!! __________________ AMD Phenom X6 1100T@ 4.1 ghz Vapochill LS NOT INSTALLED YET! Thermalright 120 Ultra Ex.Lapped Dual 120mm fans, 256mb Adata SSD, 14tb of Hard drives, Coolermaster Extreme 1000, Creative X-Fi platinum, MSI Lightning 480 GTX Gigabyte 890 FXTA-UD5, 16gb of G-Skill DDR3-1600 Cas 8, 28" Hanns-G LCD, AS5 the choice of Playboys everywhere. 20-K Wu's for Overclockers SETI, Bridget, and Holly in the House 193-0 HEAT , Top 10 contributor http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=21325
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08-09-05, 08:41 PM	Thread Starter #8
jkresh Member Join Date: Jul 2005	yep those are the fans
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08-09-05, 08:52 PM	#9
Tyreal Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada	Im thinking about buying one of those sunbeam fan controllers as well but i am scared. I heard from some other online forum that it caught on fire! a few other people have had the same problem as well. So... yea. just be careful. __________________ -- Main Rig -- Q6600 @ 3.2 Water cooled. \| GA-P35-DS3R \| 4 GB Corsair XMS2 DDR-667 4-4-4-12 \| nVidia XFXGefore 8800 GTS Stock\| Seagate Barracuda 320 GB \| Western Digital Raptor 36 GB \| HSPC Tech Stationw/ Custom Mods Feel free to IM me with any questions. :D
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08-09-05, 09:42 PM	#11
GunnerMan Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico	I just bought a Sunbeam to tame my new Delta Tri-Blade and my Vantec tornado. Unfortunatly I havent gotten it or computer parts to test it with. I hear they are great just the LEDs are extremly bright.
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08-09-05, 09:45 PM	#12
Alchemy1 Member Join Date: Apr 2004	One of my two sunbeams has been running for about 8 months pretty much non-stop (turn off PC on vacations and during storms) and I have never had ANY problems with it either. __________________ i7 920 D0 (4ghz @ 1.28v) l EVGA Classified l WD 300gb velociraptor l maxtor 200gb l 6gb G. Skill Trident 2000 l Cooler Master 1100 UCP l XFX GTX260SLi l Black MM Extended Ascension) l 2x PA 120.3 l 2x DDC+(355's) l Heatkiller Cu v3 l Dell 2005FPW l Gigabyte UD3R as a backup Heat "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery/None but ourselves can free our minds " -Bob Marley
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08-09-05, 10:01 PM	#13
Tyreal Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada	wow. huh. guess sunbeam addressed the problem. i might just buy one now. __________________ -- Main Rig -- Q6600 @ 3.2 Water cooled. \| GA-P35-DS3R \| 4 GB Corsair XMS2 DDR-667 4-4-4-12 \| nVidia XFXGefore 8800 GTS Stock\| Seagate Barracuda 320 GB \| Western Digital Raptor 36 GB \| HSPC Tech Stationw/ Custom Mods Feel free to IM me with any questions. :D
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08-09-05, 10:43 PM	Thread Starter #14
jkresh Member Join Date: Jul 2005	ordered it and 4 splitters, should be in Thursday/Friday.
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08-10-05, 12:34 AM	Thread Starter #16
jkresh Member Join Date: Jul 2005	hope so, after the debacle that is the noise isolator (would be better to not use a fan controller then this one) could just be a bad product but it doesnt give me any confidence in them
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08-10-05, 03:32 PM	#18
four4875 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: I can see walmart, 44906	the oly way i can see one catching fire is if someone tried to run like 3 or 4 tornados on on channel, that could overload it and cause some problems. __________________ Student of Electronic Engineering as of September 20, 2010
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08-10-05, 04:01 PM	#19
Alchemy1 Member Join Date: Apr 2004	I rember reading about a person breaking the part where the molex connector goes and theirs caught on fire. __________________ i7 920 D0 (4ghz @ 1.28v) l EVGA Classified l WD 300gb velociraptor l maxtor 200gb l 6gb G. Skill Trident 2000 l Cooler Master 1100 UCP l XFX GTX260SLi l Black MM Extended Ascension) l 2x PA 120.3 l 2x DDC+(355's) l Heatkiller Cu v3 l Dell 2005FPW l Gigabyte UD3R as a backup Heat "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery/None but ourselves can free our minds " -Bob Marley
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