I don't know if it's just my fan or it's installed incorrectly, but the noise it makes is absolutely louder than the printing noise. Is there a way to reduce this noise or does the fan need to be replaced?
I've been using this for awhile now. It works great. It's simply a 120mm x 120mm 12V 2000rpm fan that came off an old computer case. I have it hooked up to my own power supply (it being 12V and all). The air cushion feet are the things you find in a cd-rom drive if you take one apart. I set my printer up on blocks and slid this directly beneath the main board.
The heat sink fan is a little tricky. If rests up against the print head mount or the part fan shroud it makes a horrible noise. I managed to position it's wire so it's not getting pulled into either of those. Still it sometimes makes some different LOUD grindy whiney noises when I 1st turn the printer on. I found if I flick it a few times it gets quiet and seems to spin properly.
My fan solution.
I've been using this for awhile now. It works great. It's simply a 120mm x 120mm 12V 2000rpm fan that came off an old computer case. I have it hooked up to my own power supply (it being 12V and all). The air cushion feet are the things you find in a cd-rom drive if you take one apart. I set my printer up on blocks and slid this directly beneath the main board.
The heat sink fan is a little tricky. If rests up against the print head mount or the part fan shroud it makes a horrible noise. I managed to position it's wire so it's not getting pulled into either of those. Still it sometimes makes some different LOUD grindy whiney noises when I 1st turn the printer on. I found if I flick it a few times it gets quiet and seems to spin properly.