Where can I get 2" fans?
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anubisxero
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Originally Posted by Robb
Ok... I have been to 2 fish stores, Circuit City, Best Buy, Radio Shack, a computer repair place, Staples, and Office Depot.
None of them have them!
Any other ideas? :thinking:
online maybe? there are plenty of computer/computer part websites? google em
Ok... I have been to 2 fish stores, Circuit City, Best Buy, Radio Shack, a computer repair place, Staples, and Office Depot.
None of them have them!
Any other ideas? :thinking:
online maybe? there are plenty of computer/computer part websites? google em
scsinet
Active Member
Those low profile fans are not generally available as computer fans... you need to look at an electronics site.
Start here:
jameco (dot com) *best bet*
mcmelectronics (dot com)
partsexpress (dot com)
digikey (dot com)
Try also to find one with a current rating that is close to what you have. If your fan is 12 volt at .30 amps (or 300 milliamps or ma), and you find a replacement that is the same size but pulls .80 amps (or 800 ma) it's a safe bet that it's going to be higher flow and therefore much louder than the one you have. It doesn't have to be identical, but if the one you choose is way off, it's probably either too loud or too quiet (and therefore doesn't move enough air to do the job).
Start here:
jameco (dot com) *best bet*
mcmelectronics (dot com)
partsexpress (dot com)
digikey (dot com)
Try also to find one with a current rating that is close to what you have. If your fan is 12 volt at .30 amps (or 300 milliamps or ma), and you find a replacement that is the same size but pulls .80 amps (or 800 ma) it's a safe bet that it's going to be higher flow and therefore much louder than the one you have. It doesn't have to be identical, but if the one you choose is way off, it's probably either too loud or too quiet (and therefore doesn't move enough air to do the job).
stdreb27
Active Member
Originally Posted by SCSInet
Those low profile fans are not generally available as computer fans... you need to look at an electronics site.
Start here:
jameco (dot com) *best bet*
mcmelectronics (dot com)
partsexpress (dot com)
digikey (dot com)
Try also to find one with a current rating that is close to what you have. If your fan is 12 volt at .30 amps (or 300 milliamps or ma), and you find a replacement that is the same size but pulls .80 amps (or 800 ma) it's a safe bet that it's going to be higher flow and therefore much louder than the one you have. It doesn't have to be identical, but if the one you choose is way off, it's probably either too loud or too quiet (and therefore doesn't move enough air to do the job).
What he said, they may also rate the flow with cfm. Cubic feet per minute. I think if I remember right. That may help you choose too.
Those low profile fans are not generally available as computer fans... you need to look at an electronics site.
Start here:
jameco (dot com) *best bet*
mcmelectronics (dot com)
partsexpress (dot com)
digikey (dot com)
Try also to find one with a current rating that is close to what you have. If your fan is 12 volt at .30 amps (or 300 milliamps or ma), and you find a replacement that is the same size but pulls .80 amps (or 800 ma) it's a safe bet that it's going to be higher flow and therefore much louder than the one you have. It doesn't have to be identical, but if the one you choose is way off, it's probably either too loud or too quiet (and therefore doesn't move enough air to do the job).
What he said, they may also rate the flow with cfm. Cubic feet per minute. I think if I remember right. That may help you choose too.
rainmaker6
Member
Do a search for Princess Auto, a Canadian site. They regularly have 2" computer fans in the surplus section for a buck or 2.
scsinet
Active Member
Originally Posted by stdreb27
What he said, they may also rate the flow with cfm. Cubic feet per minute. I think if I remember right. That may help you choose too.
I guess it's a moot point at this point, but I was figuring that he didn't know the CFM of the fan he was replacing...
What he said, they may also rate the flow with cfm. Cubic feet per minute. I think if I remember right. That may help you choose too.
I guess it's a moot point at this point, but I was figuring that he didn't know the CFM of the fan he was replacing...