Evercool 120mm best mount method?
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Evercool 120mm best mount method?
What is the best way to mount one of these aluminum fans? Their real heavy... so using grommets must be done with care. What is the best way to safely mount them decoupled?
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I have a question... how do the mounts from McMasters work, the #5801K8 here on aluminum 120mm evercools?
Bluefront, do you have a forum topic devoted to how to do this? What washer model/source are those?
*edit* did I mention I am going to mount this on an LX-6A19 from directron, and cut out the fan grills (front and back) and cover back hole with a wire grill, so grill will have to be held on in some way by the mount method. Front will not have an extra wire grill, since it's protected by filter.
Bluefront, do you have a forum topic devoted to how to do this? What washer model/source are those?
*edit* did I mention I am going to mount this on an LX-6A19 from directron, and cut out the fan grills (front and back) and cover back hole with a wire grill, so grill will have to be held on in some way by the mount method. Front will not have an extra wire grill, since it's protected by filter.
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Here's another photo showing a fan and grill mounted using this method. It's easy....the rubber grommets are cut-up pieces of small automotive vacuum hose. Use a piece of this rubber between the fan and the case so only rubber touches the metal. Works good.
Rubber auto hose? Very creative! Do you think it has the silencing properties of the EAR stuff tho? Maybe use a stack of McMaster/EAR hard drive grommets for the same perpose? Number #9311K138? Would that be even better? Or Not?
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No, those won't work. They're designed to be used on normal fans that have a flange on each side. The Evercools have a solid hole that runs from one side of the fan to the other.NetTechie wrote:I have a question... how do the mounts from McMasters work, the #5801K8 here on aluminum 120mm evercools?
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Agree with Ralph. The Rubber sticks from Directron are of a different design than the EAR isolators. The rubber sticks can be used with the Evercool, the ear mounts can't.
I've driven 150 miles (3 times) with the Evercool mounted on the rubber sticks, never had a problem with the fan staying secure.
I've driven 150 miles (3 times) with the Evercool mounted on the rubber sticks, never had a problem with the fan staying secure.
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Search the forums for "directron AND sticks" or "verax AND sticks" and you should find more info about them. They have been discussed quiet a bit.NetTechie wrote:Looking at the picture I can't even figure out how those sticks work... could you enlighten me? Is there a thread with pics of them installed?
Would this work?
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The File You Are Looking For Is Inaccessible.DG wrote:Would this work?
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See now if it's working:
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Directron Sticks, linked directly from Directron.