[time-nuts] HP5370 power supply measurements
Poul-Henning Kamp
phk at phk.freebsd.dk
Fri Jul 15 10:32:59 EDT 2016
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In message <CANX10hCEfL7+svnWXrAzddyAt-rVrEKBjYEg=97fn59FozXQDA at mail.gmail.com>
, "Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)" writes:
>Surely one of the main advantages of the SMPS route is the higher
>efficiently means less cooling air is required. That means less noise.
Apart from a handfull of watts from the rectifiers, the heat you can
avoid with a better power supply is what is dumped into the cooling
fins on the back.
>I often here of people replacing fans with quiter ones, but I suspect that
>all they really do is reduce the airflow. I believe that most of the noise
>one hears is the movement of the air.
In my case the bearing is worn out and rattles.
As far as I can tell it is just a Pabst 80x80x38mm axial fan with
115VAC supply, so this is going to be my attempt at replacing it:
http://dk.rs-online.com/web/p/aksiale-blaesere/2119342/
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