l.e.d. removal
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l.e.d. removal
Hi, another longtime lurker here.
I'm new as far as posting here, and so far have no tips to offer, just questions.
I've just ordered a zalman vf700 led from the egg because it's $9 cheaper than vf 700's without led's.
I wonder if there is a way to turn off or disable the led's because I really don't care much for bling factor.
BTW fellas, this place is awesome relief for the tattered mind!
I'm new as far as posting here, and so far have no tips to offer, just questions.
I've just ordered a zalman vf700 led from the egg because it's $9 cheaper than vf 700's without led's.
I wonder if there is a way to turn off or disable the led's because I really don't care much for bling factor.
BTW fellas, this place is awesome relief for the tattered mind!
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I doubt it. I personally have one, (but its at home) so I don't have a visual. From my experiences, the led's are in the fan itself. To disable the leds would mean: a) removing and replacing the stock fan. b) dismantling the fan to cut the leds out. Either choice sounds more difficult than what it's worth (to me).syclla wrote: I wonder if there is a way to turn off or disable the led's
Can I persuade you to just leave them? It is not distracting at all, and the leds are rather on the dim side. If your case is closed, I doubt you would see the light outside the case. (Even in the dark!) If you had a case with a side window, the vf700 is still not that much "bling". It's really not that bad. My advice would be to try it first before changing anything.scylla wrote:I really don't care much for bling factor.
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LEDs aren't really bulbs, like incadescent light bulbs. They're made of solid epoxy. I've never seen the inside of this fan, so I also don't know if the LEDs are surface mounted on a board, which would make them quite small. I wouldn't try breaking them personally, since it might cause shorts or circuit board damage.scylla wrote:I guess I'll just have to see how bright it really is. Maybe the blue light shining won't be as irritating as case fan led's can be.
Before I do a fan swap maybe I'll try just crushing the head of the led with needle nose pliers, to see if that works.
After all, it's just a small bulb right?
If it's anything like my 7000Cu-LED fan, however, it won't be that bright. The fan has kind of a frosted texture, which diffuses and dims the light quite a bit more than other transparent fans.