I did a Mike type mod (actually, exactly the same), but the problem is the fan will not start, even after playing BF1942 for 15 minutes (which def stresses my CPU).
How can I tell if this is just the seasonic fan control or if I miswired my Panaflo L1A and how the heck do I tell??
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I recently done the L1A mod to an SS-300GS (similar to FS), i find the fan spins up after 15-20mins (cant remember if it was idle or stressed).
But it wouldnt have been more than 100watts DC.
This is with a psu duct from a front drive bay, and rear fan grill removed.
I also measured the fan's voltage using a multimeter (just put the connectors on the visible wires going into the fan from the rear of the psu and fan).
I found that the voltage being fed to the fan at startup was ~4.3v (same as MikeC's findings), and my japanaflo also doesnt start up until ~4.45-4.5v, measuring the fan's voltage while it hasnt started spinning yet reveals that the Seasonic fan control slowly increases voltage in 0.1-0.2v increments as the power supply gets hotter. The same happens after leaving a game (~100watts DC), back to idle (70watts DC), decreasing back down to around 4.5-4.7v in 0.1-0.2 increments.
The power supply is inaudible in my system (A64 3200+ zalman 7000 nexus 92mm@12v modded, K8N Neo2, 2 decoupled hds, r9700np vga silencer, papst 3412L 92mm exhaust, evercool 120mm intake) compared to my old evercool modded fortron 120mm psu, which was loud to be fair.
But it wouldnt have been more than 100watts DC.
This is with a psu duct from a front drive bay, and rear fan grill removed.
I also measured the fan's voltage using a multimeter (just put the connectors on the visible wires going into the fan from the rear of the psu and fan).
I found that the voltage being fed to the fan at startup was ~4.3v (same as MikeC's findings), and my japanaflo also doesnt start up until ~4.45-4.5v, measuring the fan's voltage while it hasnt started spinning yet reveals that the Seasonic fan control slowly increases voltage in 0.1-0.2v increments as the power supply gets hotter. The same happens after leaving a game (~100watts DC), back to idle (70watts DC), decreasing back down to around 4.5-4.7v in 0.1-0.2 increments.
The power supply is inaudible in my system (A64 3200+ zalman 7000 nexus 92mm@12v modded, K8N Neo2, 2 decoupled hds, r9700np vga silencer, papst 3412L 92mm exhaust, evercool 120mm intake) compared to my old evercool modded fortron 120mm psu, which was loud to be fair.
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Did you plug it in reverse?
I did a fan swap with my SS460WA3, and while trying to remove the existing SuperRed fan, the entire fan lead connector came off (the plastic bracket with the tab that slides onto the lead connector to the fan, hard to describe). So just the bare leads stuck out of the PCB. I just stuck the fan tail on the leads, prayed, and pressed the power button. Has been working wonderfully (and quietly) ever since. ;P
I did a fan swap with my SS460WA3, and while trying to remove the existing SuperRed fan, the entire fan lead connector came off (the plastic bracket with the tab that slides onto the lead connector to the fan, hard to describe). So just the bare leads stuck out of the PCB. I just stuck the fan tail on the leads, prayed, and pressed the power button. Has been working wonderfully (and quietly) ever since. ;P
If you do this be extremely careful! If you mess up you could easily be shocked!
Something that you could try is starting your comp and then spinning the fan with your fingers. Panaflo L1As should keep spinning after they're started as long as it has 4V. If this doesn't work than you could try wiring the fan in the opposite direction.
Something that you could try is starting your comp and then spinning the fan with your fingers. Panaflo L1As should keep spinning after they're started as long as it has 4V. If this doesn't work than you could try wiring the fan in the opposite direction.