Power supply fans 1

[porkchopexpress]

I have a number of systems with a power supply that no longer seems to be available, the fans are seizing up and i would like to replace them to prevent overheating. I've found the fan type but cannot find a place where i can order one.

The fan is a Yate Loon D60SH-12, i have found them on the Yate Loon site but i was wondering if they are fairly generic and could order a similar part from somewhere else.

http://www.yateloon.com/manufacturer/8511/8511.html

Any fan experts here that can advise?

Thanks.

 

[wahnula]

Opening that PSU is dangerous, unless you have experience with high-voltage stuff like flyback transformers I would scrap the PSU and buy a new one.

If you insist on replacing the fan, make sure the caps and everything else are fully discharged by shorting to ground with one hand behind your back (seriously). It only takes 1/4 amp across your heart to kill you.

Most fans are interchangeable based on size, not make. My TiVo uses a 60mm fan, $30 from WeaKnees but $6 for a generic locally. PSU's use either 80mm or 120mm, measure yours and see which applies. Also note the direction of airflow of the old fan and whether it has a 2-pin or 3-pin connector.

Tony

 

[Sleepsalot]

As stated above opening a PSU id very dangerous. Most power supplies can be bought for around $30.00 You don't say what type PSU you have.

Life is a big Roleplaying adventure.

Wayne

 

[edfair]

A properly operating power supply will discharge the high voltage caps in 2 or 3 seconds. The switcher keeps working till it the bucket is empty.

BUT--- Cover the rest of the supply with something like a section of newspaper just to be safe and keep you from contact with any exposed heatsinks. Most fans will tilt a bit and lift right out and the new one will slide in place. Use something like wire nuts to connect the wires from the old one to the like color wires of the new one.

You'll want to get a fan with ball bearings. The sleeve type is probably good for a year at most.

Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.

 

[porkchopexpress]

I have an electronics background so i'm not to worried about that but i haven't ever bothered replacing fans in PSU's before, these cases have an odd slim PSU that the supplier said they can no longer get last time they had to order the cases and remove the PSU's for spares. Up untill this point i always thought PSU's were fairly standard.

Cheers.

 

[roland63]

This may be the fork in the road as to whether to change pc case that takes, as you stated, "fairly standard" power supplies OR simply replace the computer....

 

[edfair]

If this is ATX and the case has a removable I/O plate you have the choice of going with a case/PS swap. But you may also run up against some offboard connector issues and the need to be creative in hooking things up.

Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.

 

[paparazi]

The one you have is 60mmX60mmX25mm and is 21CFM
There are plenty on this page: look for the same size and around the same CFM rating (19-23) I recommend you go for a better ball bearing type (not sleeve bearing)
Note* yours probably have two wire but most of these have three, the yellow wire is the rpm sensor wire and can be discarded (use just the red and black/12Volt+ and Earth)
You might have cut and solder the wires.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010110573+1372726523&name=60mm

Martin

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[porkchopexpress]

Nice one paparazi it's just a black and red wire i'll have to get the soldering iron out. I actually found the power supply in the end so i'm not sure why the supplier said you can't get them anymore unless they are no longer produced.

http://www.mancompro.com/store/customer/product.php?productid=66144

Anyway as the other PSU's are generally fine i think i'll try a replacement fan first.

Cheers.

 

[paparazi]

Fans are a weakness, the manufacturers tend to use cheaper sleave bearing types that don't last under the heat and dust. Replacing the fans with new replacements of similar rating will be absolutely fine.
Follow strict safety proceedures and make sure the connections are properly insulated and the repair will give trouble free operation.
Martin

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[wahnula]

I got my 60mm TiVo replacement here:

http://www.directron.com/60mmfans.html

Please note the Panaflo has an option for 2 or 3-pin termination. Tivo needs 2-pin, I like a neat install. This fan outperforms the stock and is quieter too.

Tony

 

[JimInKS]

I have replaced a lot of PS fans.

I just cut the leads on the old fan and use UR BUTT splice (like you use for telecom wiring) to splice the new fan leads to the old leads.

Use a ty-wrap or two to keep the new leads off any heat sinks and you are good to go.

 

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[paparazi]

wahnula
I like a neat installation too, just pull the lable part back and snip the yellow wire (or even de-solder it) right at it's solder point, that way you wouldn't even know it ever had a yellow rpm sensor wire.
Better still buy 2 wire fans but as I said, it aint no hassel either way.
Martin

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[SonofAdam]

The power supply fan on my five year old HP Pavilion 760n failed some time back and the psu ran without any fan cooling for an indeterminate period, possibly as long as a year. It so happened that I have bought a totally new computer this year, so did not replace the old psu or fan. Once I realized the old fan had stopped, I was able to coax the old fan into running part time by making it spin with a piece of plastic poked through the grill. At least it got me through until I got the new system.

 

[porkchopexpress]

If only these systems would do that, they overhead very quickly once the fan has stopped.