- Joined
- Mar 15, 2001
Was trying to figure out why I was getting a ton of back pressure on my radiator fan (it felt like it was blowing the opposite direction) and so was playing with some ducting and other fans (radiator ISN'T moving) by placing them on the outside...so I stuck my 108CFM Sunon on it, and had no back pressure that I could feel, but there wasn't a noticable increase in the amount of air comming out the other side so...
I happened to look at the fan blowing in and to my surprise I see a solid surface! I'm thinking "Wait a minute, aren't there supposed to be fins and the like in a radiator?" and lo it turns out to be a 1/16" layer of dust covering my radiator. Was fun cleaning it out through the grill (not moving, remember?) No back pressure now! Tons more air flow through the radiator, too. At least, there is with the case open, probably cuts a bit off when I close it (really need to duct it out.)
Just thought I'd let you all know about this so that you can be warned to check your radiator when you clean your case out!
PS I was going to take a picture, but my camera was too far away and I really didn't feel like putting my thousand pound case down just to have to pick it up again.
I happened to look at the fan blowing in and to my surprise I see a solid surface! I'm thinking "Wait a minute, aren't there supposed to be fins and the like in a radiator?" and lo it turns out to be a 1/16" layer of dust covering my radiator. Was fun cleaning it out through the grill (not moving, remember?) No back pressure now! Tons more air flow through the radiator, too. At least, there is with the case open, probably cuts a bit off when I close it (really need to duct it out.)
Just thought I'd let you all know about this so that you can be warned to check your radiator when you clean your case out!
PS I was going to take a picture, but my camera was too far away and I really didn't feel like putting my thousand pound case down just to have to pick it up again.