OPUS BT-C3100-Stock Fan VS. Top Tier Delta fan

Thanks for the info chops. Thanks to wolfdog, also.

Ya I would leave good enough alone. I wouldn’t mess with the fan until it quits the unit doesn’t run right.

I paid like $6 for a upgraded power supply, super night one on eBay. There are others from a little higher. But works great

:smiley: … I’m good. :wink:

I just wanted to make sure nobody thought Richard was putting out junk. :+1:
IF they are installed properly, the height of the button makes no difference…… as long as there is room for good contact.

IF NOT installed properly, it could & would most likely make a world of difference…. on either one.

I was not disagreeing with you, my preference is like the ones on the right too. BUT the ones on the left are just fine if installed properly.

:wink:

Power supply? I thought we were talking about replacing the fan. What’s this about a power supply?

You might want to reread some of the post—I mentioned a upgraded Power Supply also

See the thread below. Start reading at post # 124

I also have a top tier power supply[Lite-on] because of issues mentioned and experienced in the thread below

Yeah blinker, as has ready been said; two seperate issues. If yours ain’t broke, don’t worry about it. BUT, IF you determine yours has one or both of the issues, these two threads have the answers. :slight_smile:

For instance, my 3100 v2.2 had the crappy powersupply issue; which was remedied by thr LiteOn power supply. But I had no issue with cooling.

IIRC chops chargers had no issue with either, while wolfdogs had issue with power supply & cooling.

Just figure out where yours stands and if you need to fix eithet of these two issues you have all the info you need to do so right here in these threads. :slight_smile:

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I think you win Mr. Chops……

Did you look into other fans before deciding to purchase the Delta? I know Delta is a trusted name but their fans are really loud. A quick search turned up a few fans that have higher rated CFM although I’m not sure if we can trust their specs.

Do you have any links to what you found?

Welcome to BLF also. :slight_smile:

I found a few, but these three are good candidates. Sunon is probably the most trusted among these three, followed by the fan sold by FrozenCpu.

https://www.amazon.com/Gdstime-2-5cm-Small-Brushless-Cooling/dp/B00MYNWUP4

/\ Thanks for the links…. :slight_smile:

I have contacted Henry 3 times since August 25,2017…about every 10 days after the initial email… NO REPLY

I am baffled why all of the sudden he does not respond. We exchanged dozens of emails in April and May of 2017. He was very efficient and prompt,no more!

Did something happen to him? Did he get another job?,If so,someone in the company probably would have responded.

Hmmm… that does seem strange. That has been a bit over 3 weeks. … possibly he is taking vacation / time off.

I am trying to replace fans.

I have a couple of questions.

The fans I am looking at take about 0.45 W at 12 VDC. It is one of the Sunons in a link above. It is much quieter that many others. 16 dbm, 3 CFM.

How much power is available from the 12VDC feed going to the OEM fan?

Second is kind of an idea around the same fan. There is a version of it that uses a third wire for speed control. Using that version I could just tie the fan to raw DC, and use the controller. The question in that scenario is what does the output of the fan driver in the charger look like. Is it PWM, or just a variable DC output being dropped by the resistor that is in series. If I can use a third wire for a low power control signal, it eliminates worrying about the power available from the original driver.

Great test and great idea to replace the fan! :slight_smile:

According to HKJ it can take up to 2W[POST 1].

My Delta is rated @ 1.44W and has been working fine since its installation last spring.

Regarding your other questions,I do not know,HKJ and some others may know.

Thanks :+1:

Just sent them another[and my FINAL] email. First[4th overall] one since September 10,2017.

The fact that so far they have not responded after promising me a FREE sample of the NEW AND IMPROVED Opus is very bothersome.