remove fan gaurds?

[MidNiteMysT]

i got this enermax
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103464
do you think i should remove the gold fan gaurds? they are pretty useless cuz i wont ever put my finger in there. i feel like it disrupts airflow for no reason. btw, is it a good psu?

 

[SVT Cobra]

If its not broke dont fix it!

unless you know what you are doing, playing around with a PSU can be very dangerous...do you know how to drain the transistors?

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b
If its not broke dont fix it!

unless you know what you are doing, playing around with a PSU can be very dangerous...do you know how to drain the transistors?

Oh the irony simply oozes from that post.


That kind of fan guard really doesn't block air much. The guards are made of bend cylinders - cylinders aren't good at blocking airflow. The air flows right around the surface, rejoins at the other side with a little bit of turbulence and keeps on going.

Stamped fan guards http://www.directron.com/rs380pmsr.html can block some airflow because they have flat sides - air smacks right into it. Those can be sliced out and replaced with wire fan grilles such as are on your current power suppy. But again, that requires opening up the power supply, which can be quite dangerous.


Summary - those fan grilles are fine, and add very little restriction to airflow. Leave them in. Unprotected fans aren't a good idea. You may think you'll never get a finger near there, but the first time you bump against that fan guard, you'll be glad it's there.

 

[MidNiteMysT]

ok, i see what you mean. even if i did hit my finger in there once, it wouldnt do any damage or anything. but i guess ill leave it then. and why are you talking about the dangers of powersupplys? the fan gaurds come off really easily with 4 screws from the outside of the psu. i know psu's are dangerous but its such a simple task. so i dont see why it would be so dangerous.

 

[TheStu]

most PSUs i have seen and I'm sure the same applies to N00b have the fan grills mounted so that one would have to open the PSU

 

[JBDan]

Leave the fan guards be.

 

[Zepper]

The wire guards are the most efficient - no need to remove them.

.bh.

 

[MidNiteMysT]

ok, ill leave em in.

 

[imported_Kensai]

If you stick your fingers in the fan, depending on which PSU it is, you could end up with a mighty gouge.

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

my psu fan (antec truepower with lo-noise technology) is inaudible and the fans spin a bit fast. but my cpu fan, thats a killer to your finger when its hot. but don't take the wire thing off as it does nothing to disrupt airflow.

 

[Blain]

IF your fan guard looked like this, I'd say cut, cut, cut away.
But it doesn't, so don't.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b
If its not broke dont fix it!

unless you know what you are doing, playing around with a PSU can be very dangerous...do you know how to drain the transistors?

Oh the irony simply oozes from that post.


That kind of fan guard really doesn't block air much. The guards are made of bend cylinders - cylinders aren't good at blocking airflow. The air flows right around the surface, rejoins at the other side with a little bit of turbulence and keeps on going.

Stamped fan guards http://www.directron.com/rs380pmsr.html can block some airflow because they have flat sides - air smacks right into it. Those can be sliced out and replaced with wire fan grilles such as are on your current power suppy. But again, that requires opening up the power supply, which can be quite dangerous.


Summary - those fan grilles are fine, and add very little restriction to airflow. Leave them in. Unprotected fans aren't a good idea. You may think you'll never get a finger near there, but the first time you bump against that fan guard, you'll be glad it's there.

explain the irony...?

 

[Emultra]

Originally posted by: Blain
IF your fan guard looked like this, I'd say cut, cut, cut away.
But it doesn't, so don't.

That's kind of how my chassi fan guard looks. But not my PSU one.

 

[MidNiteMysT]

explain the irony...?

yea i didnt quite get the irony either....

 

[Zepper]

"Drain the transistors" juxtaposed with "know what you're doing"... May be a bit too inside for non-techies.

.bh.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: MidNiteMysT
ok, i see what you mean. even if i did hit my finger in there once, it wouldnt do any damage or anything. but i guess ill leave it then. and why are you talking about the dangers of powersupplys? the fan gaurds come off really easily with 4 screws from the outside of the psu. i know psu's are dangerous but its such a simple task. so i dont see why it would be so dangerous.

If you drop a screw in there, it might not be easily convinced to come back out.

Originally posted by: Zepper
"Drain the transistors" juxtaposed with "know what you're doing"... May be a bit too inside for non-techies.

.bh.

Precisely - transistors don't hold a charge. Capacitors on the other hand....discharge a big one of those with a screwdriver, and you might a) damage the capacitor, or b) arc-weld it to the terminals. Discharge a big one of those with yourself, and you might wind up with serious injuries.

 

[MidNiteMysT]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: MidNiteMysT
ok, i see what you mean. even if i did hit my finger in there once, it wouldnt do any damage or anything. but i guess ill leave it then. and why are you talking about the dangers of powersupplys? the fan gaurds come off really easily with 4 screws from the outside of the psu. i know psu's are dangerous but its such a simple task. so i dont see why it would be so dangerous.

If you drop a screw in there, it might not be easily convinced to come back out.

but the screws wont fall inside.... they are are simple to take off from the outside. im sure i can manage for it to not fall in. but i decided to not take them off anyway so it doesnt matter anymore.

Originally posted by: Zepper
"Drain the transistors" juxtaposed with "know what you're doing"... May be a bit too inside for non-techies.

.bh.

Precisely - transistors don't hold a charge. Capacitors on the other hand....discharge a big one of those with a screwdriver, and you might a) damage the capacitor, or b) arc-weld it to the terminals. Discharge a big one of those with yourself, and you might wind up with serious injuries.

just dont see how "irony oozes from that post" thats all. but i dont really care anymore so please dont respond about it lol