12v Fan Mod Tutorial Options

[zilli0n]

Touche.

And what is the big deal about doing this 12v mod? The fans run at 12v when needed.

Supposedly... If you take the fan duct off or out of your system it will crank up relatively fast. But for addition cooling so you dont have to rely on the 360's temp control, its great to have.

[marauderrt10]

Supposedly... If you take the fan duct off or out of your system it will crank up relatively fast. But for addition cooling so you dont have to rely on the 360's temp control, its great to have.

Ok so i really didnt want to start another 12v fan tutorial here it is!

Things you need.
1. Soldering iron
2. Any sort of fan.
3. A RC car charger (has to have an output of 12v)

first. cut the end off the 12v car charger. then strip the red and black wire down till you see the copper. Now cut the end connector off of your fan. And strip the red and black wire till you see the silver . Now take the red wire of the charger and solder it to the red fan wire. And repeat this step with the black wires. Put it in an outlet and there you go! A 12v External fan. I use 2 on my adapter ( I HAVE TESTED MORE THAN 2 BUT THE SPEED GETS DECREASED GREATLY WITH MORE THAN 2. SO EACH ADAPTER SHOULD HAVE NO MORE THAN 2 FANS ON IT). I have to say THEY ARE AWESOME! If you really want, this is not necessary, i hotglued the bottom of the fan to the shelf. since i wont be moving them ever. this isnt manditory but it helps keep a sturdy ground. The fans of the 360 are still louder and dont even put out even anywhere near how much these fans put out! I have had my 360 running for an hour straight and the psu is cold as ice!


This post has been edited by marauderrt10: Jan 3 2006, 06:52 AM

[marauderrt10]

guess no one was interested

[Avaric3]

and its a steal


both of those tuts are good, and very creative w/ the rc charger

[marauderrt10]

and its a steal
both of those tuts are good, and very creative w/ the rc charger

thanks i have 8 of these laying around and i thought i would use these. They work good.

[DMerrill]

I'm interested in reducing the noise of the 360, especially when in 'quiet mode' (i.e. when acting as a Media Center Extender). In this mode, it appears that all the noise is from the fan(s) - just a constant 'whir' that occassionally changes in pitch.

Has anyone tried a direct swap-out of the fans for higher quality (quiet) ones? For example something like:
http://www.quietpcusa.com/acb/showdetl.cfm..._ID=257&CATID=7

These will spin at 5VDC and generate < 10dBA.

Anyone know the specs of the stock fans? CFM/Current/etc.?

This post has been edited by DMerrill: Jan 6 2006, 06:20 PM

[marauderrt10]

I'm interested in reducing the noise of the 360, especially when in 'quiet mode' (i.e. when acting as a Media Center Extender). In this mode, it appears that all the noise is from the fan(s) - just a constant 'whir' that occassionally changes in pitch.

Has anyone tried a direct swap-out of the fans for higher quality (quiet) ones? For example something like:
http://www.quietpcusa.com/acb/showdetl.cfm..._ID=257&CATID=7

These will spin at 5VDC and generate < 10dBA.

Anyone know the specs of the stock fans? CFM/Current/etc.?

Those are horrible fans. my fans are 50mm fans and they put out more air flow than those do. Get something on www.coolerguys.com, or newegg.com they have some good quality fans for low prices.

[DMerrill]

Those are horrible fans. my fans are 50mm fans and they put out more air flow than those do. Get something on www.coolerguys.com, or newegg.com they have some good quality fans for low prices.

Horrible? 13.7CFM @ 12V @ 16.9dBA? The 60mm Vantec Stealthpro from coolerguys puts out 12CFM @ 12V @ 20dBA. Can you give me a link to a better, quiet fan then?

I want to at least match the cooling capabilities of the stock fans, but lower the noise.

[marauderrt10]

Horrible? 13.7CFM @ 12V @ 16.9dBA? The 60mm Vantec Stealthpro from coolerguys puts out 12CFM @ 12V @ 20dBA. Can you give me a link to a better, quiet fan then?

I want to at least match the cooling capabilities of the stock fans, but lower the noise.

http://www.coolerguys.com/840556021896.html
http://www.coolerguys.com/840556020820.html

[Ramlion-X]

i did this mod, then i rethought it, i have one of the fans running at 12v, while the other is runnning stock, and its barely notice able ,now

[DMerrill]

http://www.coolerguys.com/840556021896.html
http://www.coolerguys.com/840556020820.html

38dBA and 32dBA? I think you're missing what I'm looking to do.

I'm not trying to get better cooling than stock. If I do, swell. I'm looking to lower the noise. I seriously doubt putting in a 32dBA fan is going to do that.

[jagermike]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835119021
these are the ones to get

[juavos]

I tried using an ohmeter to see if any of these points have 12V and have confirmed that none of the three do.

[THC Kuma]

how are you checking voltage with a OHM meter?


volts and ohms are different....

and this isnt a post to flame...

This post has been edited by THC Kuma: Jan 20 2006, 04:54 PM

[jaygould30]

I have a hard time believing that your going to get the system to run any quiter by swapping the fans. The noise when either in game or not (aka media center use or whatever) is still almost entirly from the dvd drive. The humming noise that you hear is from the dvd drive. Don't believe me then disconnect your fans and turn the system on. Don't worry you won't blow anything up it simple will just give you the red ring of death after the system reaches a certain temp. and needless to say I had mine continue to work for about 5 minutes before that happened which I don't really recommend. Just leave it on long enough to verify what I'm saying. Anyway you will still hear the same amount of noise as when they are plugged in because like I said its entirly from the dvd drive. You will not get rid of any of the humming or anything by changing fans. Unless you have the machine turned around backwards and are sittign within 2 feet of the back of the case you will not hear any difference and even then it would be so small of a difference that it would be pointless to do this mod for the sole intent of getting less noise. Now getting increased airflow and cosmetic reasons I can understand because there are defenitly better fans then the ones back there that are rated at higher airflow and at the same noise lvl if not lower and they look cooler!