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Replacement MEC fans (size, low noise) [message #65281] Thu, 09 March 2006 11:11 Go to next message
Dan B is currently offline  Dan B
Messages: 54
Registered: June 2005
Member
Hi,
My MEC fan seems to have got progressively louder over the years. I'm hoping
to start tracking in the same room as my MEC. I heard a replacement fan may
be all that's required. Can anyone recommend something quiet to do the job.


Any tips on quieting down pcs (on the cheap!) - e.g. iso boxes, etc - most
welcome.

Thanks,
Dan
Re: Replacement MEC fans (size, low noise) [message #65284 is a reply to message #65281] Thu, 09 March 2006 10:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Suad is currently offline  Suad   CROATIA
Messages: 62
Registered: October 2005
Member
Try PAPST 80mm 12V fans. (made in germany)

There are two interesting models:

PAPST 80mm, 12dB, N/2GLE
PAPST 80mm, 19dB, N/2GMLE

All are top quality, excelent airflow and quiet.

Note that lower noise means slower spin speed...
....so I think 12db (decibel) model which rotates
at cca1500rpm is ok for most MECs.
But, if your MEC is crowded with expansion cards (4 or more)
, go for 19db model (cca2000rpm)

They are not cheap, but they are good.

Also note that a little soldering must be made
to move connector from old fan to new...

Papst has 3 wires:

Blue (-) minus
Red (+) 12v plus
White (rotation) - N/C on paris psu.


Cheers.

Suad



"Dan B" <daniel_burneNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:44106fce$1@linux...
>
> Hi,
> My MEC fan seems to have got progressively louder over the years. I'm
hoping
> to start tracking in the same room as my MEC. I heard a replacement fan
may
> be all that's required. Can anyone recommend something quiet to do the
job.
>
>
> Any tips on quieting down pcs (on the cheap!) - e.g. iso boxes, etc - most
> welcome.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
Re: Replacement MEC fans (size, low noise) [message #65288 is a reply to message #65281] Thu, 09 March 2006 14:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Deej [1] is currently offline  Deej [1]   UNITED STATES
Messages: 2149
Registered: January 2006
Senior Member
Get a Pabst fan

www.plycon.com



"Dan B" <daniel_burneNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:44106fce$1@linux...
>
> Hi,
> My MEC fan seems to have got progressively louder over the years. I'm
hoping
> to start tracking in the same room as my MEC. I heard a replacement fan
may
> be all that's required. Can anyone recommend something quiet to do the
job.
>
>
> Any tips on quieting down pcs (on the cheap!) - e.g. iso boxes, etc - most
> welcome.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
Re: Replacement MEC fans (size, low noise) [message #65289 is a reply to message #65288] Thu, 09 March 2006 14:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
EK Sound is currently offline  EK Sound   CANADA
Messages: 939
Registered: June 2005
Senior Member
Or a cute Geisha with a fan... ;-)

David.

DJ wrote:
> Get a Pabst fan
>
> www.plycon.com
>
>
>
> "Dan B" <daniel_burneNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:44106fce$1@linux...
>
>>Hi,
>>My MEC fan seems to have got progressively louder over the years. I'm
>
> hoping
>
>>to start tracking in the same room as my MEC. I heard a replacement fan
>
> may
>
>>be all that's required. Can anyone recommend something quiet to do the
>
> job.
>
>>
>>Any tips on quieting down pcs (on the cheap!) - e.g. iso boxes, etc - most
>>welcome.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Dan
>
>
>
Re: Replacement MEC fans (size, low noise) [message #65293 is a reply to message #65289] Fri, 10 March 2006 01:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
rick is currently offline  rick   UNITED STATES
Messages: 1976
Registered: February 2006
Senior Member
yeah but that usually involves a second language and a lot of noxema.

On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:48:43 -0700, EK Sound <askme@nospam.com> wrote:

>Or a cute Geisha with a fan... ;-)
>
>David.
>
>DJ wrote:
>> Get a Pabst fan
>>
>> www.plycon.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "Dan B" <daniel_burneNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:44106fce$1@linux...
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>My MEC fan seems to have got progressively louder over the years. I'm
>>
>> hoping
>>
>>>to start tracking in the same room as my MEC. I heard a replacement fan
>>
>> may
>>
>>>be all that's required. Can anyone recommend something quiet to do the
>>
>> job.
>>
>>>
>>>Any tips on quieting down pcs (on the cheap!) - e.g. iso boxes, etc - most
>>>welcome.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Dan
>>
>>
>>
Re: Replacement MEC fans (size, low noise) [message #65298 is a reply to message #65293] Fri, 10 March 2006 05:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
John [1] is currently offline  John [1]   UNITED STATES
Messages: 2229
Registered: September 2005
Senior Member
Is the MEC hard to take apart to replace the fan?

rick wrote:
> yeah but that usually involves a second language and a lot of noxema.
>
> On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:48:43 -0700, EK Sound <askme@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Or a cute Geisha with a fan... ;-)
>>
>>David.
>>
>>DJ wrote:
>>
>>>Get a Pabst fan
>>>
>>>www.plycon.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Dan B" <daniel_burneNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>news:44106fce$1@linux...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>My MEC fan seems to have got progressively louder over the years. I'm
>>>
>>>hoping
>>>
>>>
>>>>to start tracking in the same room as my MEC. I heard a replacement fan
>>>
>>>may
>>>
>>>
>>>>be all that's required. Can anyone recommend something quiet to do the
>>>
>>>job.
>>>
>>>
>>>>Any tips on quieting down pcs (on the cheap!) - e.g. iso boxes, etc - most
>>>>welcome.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Dan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
Re: Replacement MEC fans (size, low noise) [message #65299 is a reply to message #65298] Fri, 10 March 2006 05:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Don Nafe is currently offline  Don Nafe   UNITED STATES
Messages: 1206
Registered: July 2005
Senior Member
Nope, sledge hammer works just fine

;-)

don

"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:44117953@linux...
> Is the MEC hard to take apart to replace the fan?
>
> rick wrote:
>> yeah but that usually involves a second language and a lot of noxema.
>>
>> On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:48:43 -0700, EK Sound <askme@nospam.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Or a cute Geisha with a fan... ;-)
>>>
>>>David.
>>>
>>>DJ wrote:
>>>
>>>>Get a Pabst fan
>>>>
>>>>www.plycon.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Dan B" <daniel_burneNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:44106fce$1@linux...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>My MEC fan seems to have got progressively louder over the years. I'm
>>>>
>>>>hoping
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>to start tracking in the same room as my MEC. I heard a replacement fan
>>>>
>>>>may
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>be all that's required. Can anyone recommend something quiet to do the
>>>>
>>>>job.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Any tips on quieting down pcs (on the cheap!) - e.g. iso boxes, etc -
>>>>>most
>>>>>welcome.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>Dan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
Re: Replacement MEC fans (size, low noise) [message #65304 is a reply to message #65299] Fri, 10 March 2006 07:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Edna Sloan is currently offline  Edna Sloan   UNITED STATES
Messages: 304
Registered: October 2005
Senior Member
or dynamite :0

"Don Nafe" <dnafe@magma.ca> wrote in message news:44117ce5@linux...
> Nope, sledge hammer works just fine
>
> ;-)
>
> don
>
> "John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:44117953@linux...
> > Is the MEC hard to take apart to replace the fan?
> >
> > rick wrote:
> >> yeah but that usually involves a second language and a lot of noxema.
> >>
> >> On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:48:43 -0700, EK Sound <askme@nospam.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Or a cute Geisha with a fan... ;-)
> >>>
> >>>David.
> >>>
> >>>DJ wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Get a Pabst fan
> >>>>
> >>>>www.plycon.com
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>"Dan B" <daniel_burneNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >>>>news:44106fce$1@linux...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Hi,
> >>>>>My MEC fan seems to have got progressively louder over the years. I'm
> >>>>
> >>>>hoping
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>to start tracking in the same room as my MEC. I heard a replacement
fan
> >>>>
> >>>>may
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>be all that's required. Can anyone recommend something quiet to do
the
> >>>>
> >>>>job.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Any tips on quieting down pcs (on the cheap!) - e.g. iso boxes, etc -
> >>>>>most
> >>>>>welcome.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Thanks,
> >>>>>Dan
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
>
>
Re: Replacement MEC fans (size, low noise) [message #65310 is a reply to message #65304] Fri, 10 March 2006 11:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
John [1] is currently offline  John [1]   UNITED STATES
Messages: 2229
Registered: September 2005
Senior Member
I was actually looking for a serious answer if anyone knows. Or was
that serious. hehe

Edna wrote:
> or dynamite :0
>
> "Don Nafe" <dnafe@magma.ca> wrote in message news:44117ce5@linux...
>
>>Nope, sledge hammer works just fine
>>
>>;-)
>>
>>don
>>
>>"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:44117953@linux...
>>
>>>Is the MEC hard to take apart to replace the fan?
>>>
>>>rick wrote:
>>>
>>>>yeah but that usually involves a second language and a lot of noxema.
>>>>
>>>>On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:48:43 -0700, EK Sound <askme@nospam.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Or a cute Geisha with a fan... ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>>David.
>>>>>
>>>>>DJ wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Get a Pabst fan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>www.plycon.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Dan B" <daniel_burneNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:44106fce$1@linux...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>>My MEC fan seems to have got progressively louder over the years. I'm
>>>>>>
>>>>>>hoping
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>to start tracking in the same room as my MEC. I heard a replacement
>
> fan
>
>>>>>>may
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>be all that's required. Can anyone recommend something quiet to do
>
> the
>
>>>>>>job.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Any tips on quieting down pcs (on the cheap!) - e.g. iso boxes, etc -
>>>>>>>most
>>>>>>>welcome.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>>>Dan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>
>
>
Re: Replacement MEC fans (size, low noise) [message #65317 is a reply to message #65310] Fri, 10 March 2006 19:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Edna Sloan is currently offline  Edna Sloan   UNITED STATES
Messages: 304
Registered: October 2005
Senior Member
Havent pulled it apart yet, but should be pretty easy I would imagine,
compared to a computer. If its a solder in, you may need some experience
here, and if its not marked you may need a voltmeter.

"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:4411da71@linux...
> I was actually looking for a serious answer if anyone knows. Or was
> that serious. hehe
>
> Edna wrote:
> > or dynamite :0
> >
> > "Don Nafe" <dnafe@magma.ca> wrote in message news:44117ce5@linux...
> >
> >>Nope, sledge hammer works just fine
> >>
> >>;-)
> >>
> >>don
> >>
> >>"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:44117953@linux...
> >>
> >>>Is the MEC hard to take apart to replace the fan?
> >>>
> >>>rick wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>yeah but that usually involves a second language and a lot of noxema.
> >>>>
> >>>>On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:48:43 -0700, EK Sound <askme@nospam.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Or a cute Geisha with a fan... ;-)
> >>>>>
> >>>>>David.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>DJ wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Get a Pabst fan
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>www.plycon.com
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>"Dan B" <daniel_burneNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >>>>>>news:44106fce$1@linux...
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Hi,
> >>>>>>>My MEC fan seems to have got progressively louder over the years.
I'm
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>hoping
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>to start tracking in the same room as my MEC. I heard a replacement
> >
> > fan
> >
> >>>>>>may
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>be all that's required. Can anyone recommend something quiet to do
> >
> > the
> >
> >>>>>>job.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Any tips on quieting down pcs (on the cheap!) - e.g. iso boxes,
etc -
> >>>>>>>most
> >>>>>>>welcome.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Thanks,
> >>>>>>>Dan
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>
> >
> >
Re: Replacement MEC fans (size, low noise) [message #65323 is a reply to message #65317] Sat, 11 March 2006 02:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
rick is currently offline  rick   UNITED STATES
Messages: 1976
Registered: February 2006
Senior Member
nope just the 9 screws on the side and the 4 fan screws.s.

On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:05:59 -0600, "Edna" <edna@texomaonline.com>
wrote:

>Havent pulled it apart yet, but should be pretty easy I would imagine,
>compared to a computer. If its a solder in, you may need some experience
>here, and if its not marked you may need a voltmeter.
>
>"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:4411da71@linux...
>> I was actually looking for a serious answer if anyone knows. Or was
>> that serious. hehe
>>
>> Edna wrote:
>> > or dynamite :0
>> >
>> > "Don Nafe" <dnafe@magma.ca> wrote in message news:44117ce5@linux...
>> >
>> >>Nope, sledge hammer works just fine
>> >>
>> >>;-)
>> >>
>> >>don
>> >>
>> >>"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:44117953@linux...
>> >>
>> >>>Is the MEC hard to take apart to replace the fan?
>> >>>
>> >>>rick wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>>yeah but that usually involves a second language and a lot of noxema.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:48:43 -0700, EK Sound <askme@nospam.com> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>>Or a cute Geisha with a fan... ;-)
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>David.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>DJ wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>>Get a Pabst fan
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>www.plycon.com
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>"Dan B" <daniel_burneNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> >>>>>>news:44106fce$1@linux...
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>Hi,
>> >>>>>>>My MEC fan seems to have got progressively louder over the years.
>I'm
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>hoping
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>to start tracking in the same room as my MEC. I heard a replacement
>> >
>> > fan
>> >
>> >>>>>>may
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>be all that's required. Can anyone recommend something quiet to do
>> >
>> > the
>> >
>> >>>>>>job.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>Any tips on quieting down pcs (on the cheap!) - e.g. iso boxes,
>etc -
>> >>>>>>>most
>> >>>>>>>welcome.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>Thanks,
>> >>>>>>>Dan
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>
Re: Replacement MEC fans (size, low noise) [message #65478 is a reply to message #65323] Fri, 17 March 2006 05:47 Go to previous message
John [1] is currently offline  John [1]   UNITED STATES
Messages: 2229
Registered: September 2005
Senior Member
Thanks rick !

rick wrote:
> nope just the 9 screws on the side and the 4 fan screws.s.
>
> On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:05:59 -0600, "Edna" <edna@texomaonline.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Havent pulled it apart yet, but should be pretty easy I would imagine,
>>compared to a computer. If its a solder in, you may need some experience
>>here, and if its not marked you may need a voltmeter.
>>
>>"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:4411da71@linux...
>>
>>>I was actually looking for a serious answer if anyone knows. Or was
>>>that serious. hehe
>>>
>>>Edna wrote:
>>>
>>>>or dynamite :0
>>>>
>>>>"Don Nafe" <dnafe@magma.ca> wrote in message news:44117ce5@linux...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Nope, sledge hammer works just fine
>>>>>
>>>>>;-)
>>>>>
>>>>>don
>>>>>
>>>>>"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:44117953@linux...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Is the MEC hard to take apart to replace the fan?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>rick wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>yeah but that usually involves a second language and a lot of noxema.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:48:43 -0700, EK Sound <askme@nospam.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Or a cute Geisha with a fan... ;-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>David.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>DJ wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Get a Pabst fan
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>www.plycon.com
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>"Dan B" <daniel_burneNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>news:44106fce$1@linux...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>My MEC fan seems to have got progressively louder over the years.
>>
>>I'm
>>
>>>>>>>>>hoping
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>to start tracking in the same room as my MEC. I heard a replacement
>>>>
>>>>fan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>may
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>be all that's required. Can anyone recommend something quiet to do
>>>>
>>>>the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>job.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Any tips on quieting down pcs (on the cheap!) - e.g. iso boxes,
>>
>>etc -
>>
>>>>>>>>>>most
>>>>>>>>>>welcome.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>Dan
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>
>
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