l.e.d. removal

scylla · Post by **scylla** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:04 am

Hi, another longtime lurker here.

I'm new as far as posting here, and so far have no tips to offer, just questions.

I've just ordered a zalman vf700 led from the egg because it's $9 cheaper than vf 700's without led's.

I wonder if there is a way to turn off or disable the led's because I really don't care much for bling factor.

BTW fellas, this place is awesome relief for the tattered mind!

angelkiller · Post by **angelkiller** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:57 am

syclla wrote: I wonder if there is a way to turn off or disable the led's

I doubt it. I personally have one, (but its at home) so I don't have a visual. From my experiences, the led's are in the fan itself. To disable the leds would mean: a) removing and replacing the stock fan. b) dismantling the fan to cut the leds out. Either choice sounds more difficult than what it's worth (to me).

scylla wrote:I really don't care much for bling factor.

Can I persuade you to just leave them? It is not distracting at all, and the leds are rather on the dim side. If your case is closed, I doubt you would see the light outside the case. (Even in the dark!) If you had a case with a side window, the vf700 is still not that much "bling". It's really not that bad. My advice would be to try it first before changing anything.

Lawrence Lee · Post by **Lawrence Lee** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:43 am

If you're going to go through that much trouble you might as well do a fan swap. It'll improve performance and the lower noise.

scylla · Post by **scylla** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:56 pm

I guess I'll just have to see how bright it really is. Maybe the blue light shining won't be as irritating as case fan led's can be.

Before I do a fan swap maybe I'll try just crushing the head of the led with needle nose pliers, to see if that works.

After all, it's just a small bulb right?

disphenoidal · Post by **disphenoidal** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:42 pm

scylla wrote:I guess I'll just have to see how bright it really is. Maybe the blue light shining won't be as irritating as case fan led's can be.

Before I do a fan swap maybe I'll try just crushing the head of the led with needle nose pliers, to see if that works.

After all, it's just a small bulb right?

LEDs aren't really bulbs, like incadescent light bulbs. They're made of solid epoxy. I've never seen the inside of this fan, so I also don't know if the LEDs are surface mounted on a board, which would make them quite small. I wouldn't try breaking them personally, since it might cause shorts or circuit board damage.

If it's anything like my 7000Cu-LED fan, however, it won't be that bright. The fan has kind of a frosted texture, which diffuses and dims the light quite a bit more than other transparent fans.

a_punker · Post by **a_punker** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:57 am

i think i've read that the Zlaman LED fans are made of a lighter, stiffer/more brittle plastic which gives off a higher frequency rattle than the non-LED black fans.

Buddabing · Post by **Buddabing** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:24 pm

Don't destroy the LEDs. Just mark over them with a black Sharpie.