Thermal Monitor, Nexus + Fanbus

[MainFramed]

I was wondering if i could use the Nexus Thermal Monitor with the Fanbus

...........This way i could control the speed of more than one fan, or all fans at the same speed. Please let me know.

 

[ChurchOfSubgenius]

Someone has to have a clue about the electrical capabilities of the rheostat on the Nexus.

Bump for an answer

 

[BoomAM]

Overclock, they sell them here, and have a few details on them, as well as a link to the nexus website, i think.

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: BoomAM
Overclock, they sell them here, and have a few details on them, as well as a link to the nexus website, i think.

Linkage No Working

 

[BoomAM]

Dunno why, it works at my end. Try this.
Here
if that doesnt work, try again sometime.
www.overclock.co.uk

 

[BoomAM]

In case you still cant get on the site:

Copyed & Pasted from product info.

The Vantec Nexus Fan Controller connects up to 4 fans and allows you manually adjust the fan speed and noise level of your system via a spare 5.25 slot.
Key features included:
4 Channel Fan Control
Adjustable Fan Speed Knobs
Lightweight Aluminum "U" Type Housing
Blue LED back lighting
Up to 18 Watts supported per channel !
Fits in a standard 5'25" drive bay
No need to cut wires. Simply plug The cable in !
Ideal for high CFM performance fans

Vantec Nexus Official Link
Review

 

[ChurchOfSubgenius]

Thats a nice one, but he want's a fanbus/temp sensor in one package instead of two seperate 5.25's. The Nexus is excellent but it only controls one fan (assuming the CPU fan).

If anyone has any fairly easy suggestions for creating something like this please reply. (using a aluminum faceplate or whatever)

I'll sum up, looking for a multi (3) rheostat (or three way switch) baybus with LCD temp monitor or a link to find the parts to build one.

 

[BoomAM]

Try the Digidock, from Overclockers UK, it has 8 temperature sensors, and i think you can control fans as well.
On the other OC website that i`ve mentioned, i think that they do a drive bay thing that does both temp sensors, and fan control. Go and have a look.

Alot of "thinks" there, but go a check the two sites and find out.
www.overclock.co.uk
www.overclockers.co.uk

 

[blade]

You can use them together but naturally they will take up 2 5.25" bays as others said.

But I don't recommend either. See this thread on the 201 fan controller. I also had the NXP101. As a fan controller it worked just fine. The cpu temp probe isn't thin enough to place it under your cpu so vantec says to place it between the cpu and heatsink. This way will not be remotely accurate.

I tried to place it between my heatsinks fins, it crumbled easily. I was even very gentle. And if all the temp probes are not attached then if still using the 101 you'll hear loud random beeps.

But, maybe I got bad ones. These were the first shipping units.

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: blade
You can use them together but naturally they will take up 2 5.25" bays as others said.

But I don't recommend either. See this thread on the 201 fan controller. I also had the NXP101. As a fan controller it worked just fine. The cpu temp probe isn't thin enough to place it under your cpu so vantec says to place it between the cpu and heatsink. This way will not be remotely accurate.

I tried to place it between my heatsinks fins, it crumbled easily. I was even very gentle. And if all the temp probes are not attached then if still using the 101 you'll hear loud random beeps.

But, maybe I got bad ones. These were the first shipping units.

Thanks for the info, i think i am going to use a DigiDoc 5 for LCD display, but make my own rehostat.