How do I attach fans using Sunbeam Rubber Fan Screws??

grenadier · Post by **grenadier** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:15 pm

I bought a four pack of these rubber screws for $4 at jab-tech here, but cannot for the life of me figure out what the hell to do with them. They don't fit through the screw holes in the case for fan mounting nor can I wedge either side of them into any of the fans I have. Anyone have any ideas??

Mar. · Post by **Mar.** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:25 pm

Throw them at old people.

lenny · Post by **lenny** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:23 pm

Mar, you're not being very helpful today - this is the second such post I came across

grenadier, you need open corner fans for these to work. Note that the "rubber screws" are not symmetrical. Crude ascii art:

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Note the narrow part "=" : one side is thicker than the other. The thick side is for the fan, the thinner side is for the case. Insert it into the fan first, position the fan against the case, then pull it through the case.

I'll try to post a picture.

Edit: Thanks, winguy. Saved me the trouble.

winguy · Post by **winguy** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:31 pm

Not the same "screw", but you should be able to get an idea from this pic (click on it to enlarge):

Mar. · Post by **Mar.** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 3:07 am

lenny wrote:Mar, you're not being very helpful today - this is the second such post I came across

If there's a post I don't really know how to answer, I figure, what the hey, why not throw in some comic relief? Even if it's not really all that funny.

DraGoNsLaYeR · Post by **DraGoNsLaYeR** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:49 pm

How did you pull it through the fan? Mine just refuses to go through.

Aris · Post by **Aris** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:10 pm

DraGoNsLaYeR wrote:How did you pull it through the fan? Mine just refuses to go through.

needle nose plyers work well

DraGoNsLaYeR · Post by **DraGoNsLaYeR** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:31 pm

They have all been ripping.

Aris · Post by **Aris** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:34 pm

DraGoNsLaYeR wrote:They have all been ripping.

if there ripping apart, then it sounds like a shitty product. ive got some blue soft fan mounts that look exactly like yours, and i can tug on them as hard as i possibly can all day without them ripping in any way.

DraGoNsLaYeR · Post by **DraGoNsLaYeR** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:39 pm

Where did you purchase yours from? Can you send me a link? I can easily rip mine.

Aris · Post by **Aris** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:43 pm

the best place on the net for quiet pc products. IMHO.

Endpcnoise.com

DraGoNsLaYeR · Post by **DraGoNsLaYeR** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:16 pm

They're quite expensive for something like that. How significanat will the noise reduction be?

Aris · Post by **Aris** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:51 pm

DraGoNsLaYeR wrote:They're quite expensive for something like that. How significanat will the noise reduction be?

you get what you pay for. if you want cheep, then look at what you have now and dont complain. if you want quality, your gunna pay for it.

and i would hardly call 75cents a pop expensive. if you buy 5 packs its only 50cents a pop.

do you really need a cost/benefit analisys on somthing that costs 3 bucks?

DraGoNsLaYeR · Post by **DraGoNsLaYeR** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:28 pm

i'm just saying that it might not be worth purchasing them unless i buy other things from the same site. It's $5 shipping for 5 packs of the fan mounts which was the same price I paid to have my case shipped.

winguy · Post by **winguy** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:05 am

Are the blue ones at endpcnoise quality mounts?

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:12 am

winguy wrote:Are the blue ones at endpcnoise quality mounts?

Yes, they're the same EAR ones that we've been using here at SPCR for years now.