I have 2 fans I sleeved for a project im working on. They are just a noname brand from compusa, but are hella quiet. I think better than my stealths at same speeds.
Anyways, I egerly sleeved them for installation and I realized I made an oppsey. The fans are thermal controled. Thermal controled fans on a water cooled setup are not exactly what I was looking for....
Heres a closeup of the fan in question.
Power lines (3 wires) run up into the fan. Then 2 wires run out of the fan to a thermal temp sensor.
My question is, can I mod this fan to remove the thermal sensor so it will run at full 12v speed? This way I can use the controller I have to adjust the fan speed.
Or do you think Id just be better off picking up another stealth 120mm fan. (I have 1 spare already)
Or will it matter? Will the thermal sensor interfear?
Im thinking it would keep the rpm low no matter what voltage you push through, since the hot temps are in the water, not the air. This fan would ignore the fan controller wouldnt it?
Anyways, I egerly sleeved them for installation and I realized I made an oppsey. The fans are thermal controled. Thermal controled fans on a water cooled setup are not exactly what I was looking for....
Heres a closeup of the fan in question.
Power lines (3 wires) run up into the fan. Then 2 wires run out of the fan to a thermal temp sensor.
My question is, can I mod this fan to remove the thermal sensor so it will run at full 12v speed? This way I can use the controller I have to adjust the fan speed.
Or do you think Id just be better off picking up another stealth 120mm fan. (I have 1 spare already)
Or will it matter? Will the thermal sensor interfear?
Im thinking it would keep the rpm low no matter what voltage you push through, since the hot temps are in the water, not the air. This fan would ignore the fan controller wouldnt it?