What is a Hypro Bearing fan???

[MWink]

I have heard of sleeve bearing and ball bearing fans but I have never heard of hypro bearing fans. That is what it says on the fan on my Creative Annihilator Pro. What does it mean? Will it wear out like a sleeve bearing or last forever like a ball bearing?

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Panaflo's are hydro-wave bearing(its their fancy name for long life sleeve bearing), so i'd hazard a guess and say hydro bearing is close to sleeve bearing than it is to ball bearing.

Oops, i meant to say "hypro-bearing" i just looked at my heatsink. I'm guessing it'll last at least a few years.

Mike

 

[Mday]

then it's probably the teflon sleeve bearings which do last longer than regular sleeve bearings.