Hi guys,
bought an 224xl some time ago and was able to fix some of the problems it had thanks to the input of fellow members here on the board. Thanks to all of you who helped me out back then.
Today I am asking again for support as I would like to silence the Lex a bit. Initially the built in fan at the time of my purchase was pretty much done. As an easy fix I decided for a drop in replacement Papst fan with same voltage but better spec..The issue though is while the fan cools down my Lex pretty close to 0° Kelvin , the downside is - as you can guess - that it is way too loud. First it did not bother me as the unit wasn‘t in the control room with me. Anyway, I currently have no possibility to put it in another room so I would need to find a way to silence the unit.
As cooling technology is far advanced today thx to the PC industry, there should be a smart way to mod the Lex to make use of all the 12v based stuff. On top, I feel that dust is an issue, too and there are so many good solutions for PCs that it would be stupid not to consider a conversion.
I recall the Lex has a 12v rail in there but would it be a good idea to make use of it for the fans? I fear that the fans motors could create interactions and will affect the cards thatmthe 12v was initially designed to supply. Just guessing, I am no expert.
On the other hand, one could think of buying some extra12v power supply (i.e. a wall wart with some mods) to run the fans indepedent from the mains. These are just some ideas. I would appreciate if someone who is experienced or who did something similar to his own unit could chime in.
Thx
Tom
bought an 224xl some time ago and was able to fix some of the problems it had thanks to the input of fellow members here on the board. Thanks to all of you who helped me out back then.
Today I am asking again for support as I would like to silence the Lex a bit. Initially the built in fan at the time of my purchase was pretty much done. As an easy fix I decided for a drop in replacement Papst fan with same voltage but better spec..The issue though is while the fan cools down my Lex pretty close to 0° Kelvin , the downside is - as you can guess - that it is way too loud. First it did not bother me as the unit wasn‘t in the control room with me. Anyway, I currently have no possibility to put it in another room so I would need to find a way to silence the unit.
As cooling technology is far advanced today thx to the PC industry, there should be a smart way to mod the Lex to make use of all the 12v based stuff. On top, I feel that dust is an issue, too and there are so many good solutions for PCs that it would be stupid not to consider a conversion.
I recall the Lex has a 12v rail in there but would it be a good idea to make use of it for the fans? I fear that the fans motors could create interactions and will affect the cards thatmthe 12v was initially designed to supply. Just guessing, I am no expert.
On the other hand, one could think of buying some extra12v power supply (i.e. a wall wart with some mods) to run the fans indepedent from the mains. These are just some ideas. I would appreciate if someone who is experienced or who did something similar to his own unit could chime in.
Thx
Tom