Comment How to make a fan quiet (Score 1) 252
Some time ago I had the chance to fit a 120 mm fan in a case.
This was a nice bit of equipment, all metal made in Germany.
At first the whoosh was quite something but I stuck a 10 ohm resistor in
the power line. This left more than enough airflow to drag enough air past
5 SCSI disks (all at least five years old, so not all that cool!) and I had to put my ear close to hear the sound of air moving.
None of the disks was more than faintly warm to the touch.
This was a nice bit of equipment, all metal made in Germany.
At first the whoosh was quite something but I stuck a 10 ohm resistor in
the power line. This left more than enough airflow to drag enough air past
5 SCSI disks (all at least five years old, so not all that cool!) and I had to put my ear close to hear the sound of air moving.
None of the disks was more than faintly warm to the touch.
