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Home made fan adapter 80->60mm. $1

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lsman

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Just use a used CD (where is those AOL?) and cut to the right size.
spend $1 on screw & nuts. Got my self a fan adapter.
Too bad the temp (idle) go from 42 to 47 because i use a slower & QUIET 80 fan. If i use a panaflo, it go to 52. Too risky for my 1.4 TB.
Have not test a full load yet.
 
Most of the air flow generated by a fan is near the outside edges of the blades. By using a single CD you are blocking this point. Now a stack of like 15 glued up and their interior hole shaped like a funnel might look Hella cool.
 
Why not use an 80mm grill method.. you screw on an 80mm grill to the heatsink and then screw the grill to the fan.. voila! Credit goes to someone else.. forgot who they were though 😀
 
I got a cheaper method. Twist ties. Steal some twist ties off of the bread at the grocery story. A few minutes later, you've got yourself a cheap 60-80mm adapter. (I actually have a friend who did this)
 


<< Most of the air flow generated by a fan is near the outside edges of the blades... >>



u are right and thats why it feel like some air are pushing back when i put my hand over the 80mm fan edge. I think i will test the air flow out and see if it is true or just feeling

The 80mm grill method is my first choice but the screw need to be very short and with a wide flat head on top, i try use some regular one with washer. It still can not hold it firm in place.

Redwolf,.... a friend huh? is there always a plot in movies that who actually "my friend" is. (Hi Doc, a friend of mind need to ask about....) 🙂
Yeah, may be i should try that too. I mean use twist ties from those cable that i got during the deals...not the part about grocery store. 🙂
 


<< I got a cheaper method. Twist ties. Steal some twist ties off of the bread at the grocery story. A few minutes later, you've got yourself a cheap 60-80mm adapter. (I actually have a friend who did this) >>



Its a lot better to use those cable lock thingies (the plactic things that are used to tie cables and bags and stuff, and don't come undone.
 
Actually, it is a freind. Who did it. I believe he's done it for two of his systems now. I have a Volcano 7 so there isn't much of a reason for me to do it that way. Oh, BTW, I'm not really advocating anyone steal twist ties from the store. I'm sure you can find them lying around somewhere.
 
relax, i am just kidding. i put 2 🙂


actually i want to try & error first before i use like 10 CD to build a tunnel. It does not took long to cut just one CD. But it will be a big job to me if i have to cut 10 CD. One problem is the fan is not pushing many air and it add up the "escape" air make it inefficient.
 
That's a good idea to use a stack of AOL CD's to form a funnel. I'm not clear on how to cut them at an angle though, even with a jigsaw. I thought that to use a jigsaw, it must be able to poke all the way through the material, and I didn't think that they could cut curves very well.
 
I made one for my delta 80mm. Just get a plastic bottle of the right size, and cut the "neck" of it, I mean they make a perfect tunnel that goes widening just as we need. I supergled it also.
 
It would be easiest to cut them one at a time and make the holes progressively bigger. Then, glue them together.
 
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