Need a cooling system for a server
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imgur.comPosted Aug 27, 2023, 3:30 PM UTC
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imgur.comI'm using the AC Infinity Airframe T7 on my closet door and am pretty happy with it. I did find the fans to be a tad noisy and swapped them out of Noctua fans. I bought 2 units but am only using one as an exhaust for now. So far, haven't really felt the need to install the 2nd unit as an intake.
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Would you mind sharing what you needed in order to swap to Noctua fans? I can't find any concrete connector types or pinout info on the Airframe PCB.
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I know your pain. I had to dismantle one of the fans to figure out the pinout.
If you look at the 4 fan wires in order. The wire with the line is ground, the wire with the writing is positive, the one next to that is tach, and the one next to that is PWM.
I’ll PM you a link to my blog where that’s from. It also has a pic of the PCB from the dismantled fan.
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I appreciate you!
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Very welcome. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions. I used a Noctua extension cable and that info to make an adapter. That way, in the future, I can quickly and easily replace the fan with any other standard pinout PWM fan.
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I have the airplate s9 acting as an intake in a smaller volume than yours. It’s ok, it works but 3 high pressure pc fans would move more air.
Thank you! Yeah I've been researching and I think a white vent on the front of the door and some regular pc fans I have some laying around I'm sure in the door itself as it's a hollow door so it will be easy to cut out a space for it all.
No problemo. There’s also a rack mountable plate I bought that has ac powered fans. They move air! But they aren’t quiet. I’m not sure if sound volume is a concern of yours?