Shuttle 220w PSU Fan modding

[XTR]

More pics -- http://www.xtr.nildram.co.uk/ShuttleXPC/PSU/

[sparky191]

Thats very handy. Thanks for the link.

[manc]

My sb75g is too loud, the fans made much difference?

Where you purchase them?

So many questions!

ta

[a deadly fart]

so what piece is it on the pics that you shouldn't touch or else risk shock

[Pingu2003]

lol, id think youd have the bugger off before you even open the psu!

[quarryman]

I'm actually right in the middle of this mod. took out the original fans this morning and will finish it hopefully this evening.

Ran into a few hitches though and maybe you could help.

1. The screws that kept the original fans in place are too big for the new 40mm fans i bought. I didn't get the Addas though, was this the case with them and what was your solution?

2. The fans come with a connection to the motherboard so i plugged them in to control with speedfan. at 1% the volume is just right. When you have the new fans plugged into the PWM are they pushed hard? would i be better off controlling them with speedfan?

3. the PSU case is a bitch to get off. i had to bend back the top to remove it, is there an easier way to do this?

TIA
q

[Bindibadgi]

Tbh, unless you can mod a bigger fan to the side i still wouldnt bother :/
Until shuttle bring out the external PSU they were bragging on about in sept. or the 60mm fan one which looked very promising, i wont consider another shuttle.

[XTR]

Do they need fans? Well I ran this PSU for 2 days.... 24 hours a day... and then it shut itself down. So the answer to my question is..... yes they need fans.... but if it ran for 2 days without airflow.... im sure a few large holes hacked into the psu housing to allow the hot air to escape would allow the PSU to run fanless.

[Kynoch]

Bindibadgi the shuttle PSU with the 60mm fan in it is out in the new A64 shuttle, might be a while till you can buy them seperatly though.

The external ones do exist, i have one on the desk beside me, although this one is for the Soyo Mini Dragon, Its an achme PSU similar to what was in the earlier shuttles.

See pic: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/chris_murphy/achmepsu.jpg

This has no advantage over the internal ones as its just the internal one with a couple of modifications.

[bsodmike]

Smelly Fart: See those black things that look like a film roll case but have a silvery top? They are called Capacitors. Either discharge 'em via a load (croc clips and a nice large resistance cluster) or let it sit (plugged into mains but OFF for say a couple days. Check to see if they are charged by getting some one you know to touch the top of the caps

[Pingu2003]

where do you get the fans from m8!

and what rpms do they run @

thanx!

[XTR]

http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?threadid=8732

[Bindibadgi]

Originally posted by Kynoch
the internal ones as its just the internal one with a couple of modifications.

Sure they do, you can hide it under a desk or somewhere. Doesnt look like the power cable is that long mind. They should defo go external though, for heat and space issues if nothing else.

[Ultim8pc]

XTR:

You beat me to it - I was just doing this mod myself!

[XTR]

Originally posted by Ultim8pc
XTR:

You beat me to it - I was just doing this mod myself!

so what Shuttle you running these days?

[Ultim8pc]

Personally, I still have an SS51G. But recently have been fiddliing with assorted bits of kit - currently have an SB65 in bits..... (And about another 10 other machines.....).