Fans on mach's - VERY IMPORTANT!!

[boardy]

Guys this is a warning!!

Please please please make sure that when the unit is on the fans are always running! I had a little scare yesterday when my high side pressure on a unit I'm building went throught the roof due to the fan dying. This was not extreme high pressure but much more than I'd have liked!

Just make sure the fans are all turned on and spinning every now and again please guys....play safe not dead!

Cheers

Boardy

Merged from Fatty

Also if you have had a regass and run folding etc you MUST run your fans above 1900rpm or you will kill your compressor :O

 

[clone38]

Feck lucky escape m8,i run mine on normal and can hear them all the time.

 

[boardy]

I merged Fatty's post into mine as it is another very important fact!

 

[stocky]

When I am around compressors thoughts of them exploding with bits of computer shrapnel getting stuck in me do occur. I saw the results of one of those pressurised gas bottles exploding before, and it's not pretty. :O

 

[K404]

Errr.. the way I thought about it, if a compressor was to explode when the user is sat beside, the user wouldnt be posting about it afterwards, and I dont mean coz the computer gets wrecked

 

[AstralWanderer]

Don't Prometeias have a safety cutout if the compressor temperature or pressure gets too high?

 

[boardy]

They do have them as every compressor does, but.....would you risk it? I sure as hell wouldn't lol.

Just want ppl to b safe when using this and if a fan dies turn unit off and dont use it until a replacement is got.

Boardy

 

[Wellcomef3-a]

Since we're on the subject of fans for the Mach II GT, I have done a little research and here is what I have found:

The fans on the Mach II GT front and rear are both Panaflo FBA12G12M. 120mm x 38mm

Here is the article where I found this information:

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1793&page=6

Apparently, you must choose the correct model, ie. one that supports RPM monitoring. The model no. ends in BX.

The correct model no. for these fans is then: FBA12G12M1BX

For anyone who wishes to know, they are available (worldwide shipping) on special offer from sidewindercomputers.com and they come complete with tail/3 pin molex plug.

Here is the direct link: http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/pa12mesp.html

Edit: 4/3/'07 While I was testing my Mach II recently I happened to move the rear fan wires so that they wouldn't encroach upon adjacent components/wires/the PCB. When I turned on the Mach II the display immediately showed Fan Failure and the unit itself was behaving like a car being driven by a learner driver totally not in control of the clutch, ie. kangarooing. The unit wanted to start but held back for a few seconds, and then went through the process again and again until I switched it off. I guess this is the safety cut out that prevents you from damaging the unit. To rectify the matter I simply readjusted the fan wires I had previously moved and things were back to normal.