Been running San Ace 120x38mm 0.8A fans for a few weeks now and have been super happy (they’re not silent but that’s fine since they’re sitting in the furnace/HVAC closet in the basement). Just wondering if buying them 2nd hand was a smart move or not. The particular ones I got are rated for 70,000 hours of use and they were in good shape, but I’ve been wondering if anyone has had any die on them before, and if so after how long?

  • rambos@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    Arctic F12 are quite cheap, I see no reason to buy used fans tbh. After many hours every fan will become noisy or die, but if your fans look good I wouldnt worry too much. I had 8 F12 running at max speed for 2-3 years and other than dust there was no sign of wear, but they are dirty af

    • andreas@lemmy.korfmann.xyzOP
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      9 months ago

      I’ve been using Noctua industrial iPPC fans for the past decade almost, just recently made the switch to San Ace, so noise really isn’t something I’m concerned about (these all typically run around 50dB(A)s)

      I also like going industrial because I can often find the detailed data sheets per each part number, allowing me to add appropriate curves when necessary