Weird Sanyo Denki fan

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I got this fan for cheap on ebay some time ago but never used it cause I thought it might be too loud for my liking. I can't find any info on this specific model, dB, CFM etc. Anyone have any insight? And will this thing even work if I plug it into one of the fan slots on a motherboard?

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Well, seeing as its a 120L fan the L stands for the "long life" line, I don't see a 0.7 amp fan in that line right now, so my guess is it's no longer made, over all its a 120mmx38mm fan, being that its 48v and .7amps, my guess is quite high speed and loud, I don't know if the connectors will hook into a header on a mobo, but even if it did there is no telling if it will run, since it is a 48v fan, it all matters on what its start up voltage is as it will be running off of a 12v source.
 
BlueFireIce said:
Well, seeing as its a 120L fan the L stands for the "long life" line, I don't see a 0.7 amp fan in that line right now, so my guess is it's no longer made, over all its a 120mmx38mm fan, being that its 48v and .7amps, my guess is quite high speed and loud, I don't know if the connectors will hook into a header on a mobo, but even if it did there is no telling if it will run, since it is a 48v fan, it all matters on what its start up voltage is as it will be running off of a 12v source.
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Thanks for the info.


HydroBudz said:
Why does it look like it's in a die cast metal housing?
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The housing is made of metal as far as I can tell without opening it. Very cold to touch and is rather heavy for a fan.
 
Don't you need to be careful when plugging fans with such high voltage into your motherboard. I could have swore I read somewhere that fan with such a high voltage needs to be plugged into a fan controller.... or I could be completely wrong.
 
PnkPwrRngr said:
Don't you need to be careful when plugging fans with such high voltage into your motherboard. I could have swore I read somewhere that fan with such a high voltage needs to be plugged into a fan controller.... or I could be completely wrong.
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That would be amperage. This one pulls 0.7A, which is pushing it on anything but some Asus boards, that used to advertise 1A per header, dedicated. This fan, at 48V @ .7A, needs almost 34 watts to itself. Compare that to a standard "big" fan, like that Ultra Kaze 3000rpm- 12V @ .6A means 7.2W draw. That's already a loud, violent fan, and this one draws between four and five times the raw power.
 
lol damn, I think I will leave it alone then. Paid like $4.80 for it with cashback. Maybe I'll hook it up like that guy had it in the vid and stick it in my window at night during the summer.
 
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