Nidec fan vendor?

Chris Chan · Post by **Chris Chan** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 11:02 am

I have a Nidec 8cm exhaust in my box, and I absolutely love it. Almost silent even at 11V. (haven't got around to replacing the FanMate on CPU fan). It's a rather old specimen; I removed it out of a 1996 Apple Mac. However, I havent been able to find anywhere that sells them (I need an intake b/c my HDDs are at ~32C)...
Specs:
Nidec
Beta V
TA300DC
80x25mm
12v 0.11a
model #: M33414-55

cpemma · Post by **cpemma** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:56 pm

Looks a useful fan range, the Nidec site has a list of distributors, whether any are retailers is the unknown.

And they seem to be confined to N America & maybe Japan.

Chris Chan · Post by **Chris Chan** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 1:06 pm

They still have the M33414?! I was expecting it'd be discontinued since it;'s so old.

EDIT: Looked at the PDF specsheet, maybe we start recommending Nidec if a source can be found?

zepper · Post by **zepper** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 1:07 am

http://www.bgmicro.com occasionally has a Nidec or two. Same with sidewindercomputers.com and thermalfx.com I also see several Nidec 80mm on eBay, but I'd take the 92mm from bgmicro if it'll fit (or make it fit

). I have one here running off my fan controller - nice and quiet - generally great fans.

.bh.

frankgehry · Post by **frankgehry** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:30 am

C,

I searched high and low for a nidec 120x25mm a while ago. The distributors always had a minimum order or six week lead time. When I wasn't looking, I found a medium speed version at www.akida.net. They don't seem to have 80x25mm fans however.

Judging from the quaulity of the nidec ta450dc that I have, a medium speed sanyo denki would probably be of equal quality although rated at 2350rpm. Here's the model - 109R0812M4011 at www.thermalfx.com. Thermalfx also has an ebay store with cheaper prices and I believe I paid about $9 for one.

A bi-sonic is another possiblitiy at www.mouser.com. And a panaflo L1A is also good. Neither the bi-sonic or L1A have tachs.

Chris Chan · Post by **Chris Chan** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:09 am

Hi Frank, my Nidec doesnt have tach either.

EDIT: Checked akida.net, found the nidec 120mm. I don't have any cases ATM that takes 120s, though.

zepper · Post by **zepper** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:25 pm

I was looking around for another fan and found that http://www.allelectronics lists lots of Nidecs but many are unusual voltages. I would expect that the 24V ones would also work at 12V (maybe lower) as the 12V ones will usually work down to 5V... AE like BGMicro is an odd-lot reseller so it's catch as catch can...

as another above mentioned, if you can find a Sanyo Denki, NMB, Delta of similar specs to your Nidec, you should get similar results. All very well made brands.

.bh.