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Unread 04/30/2012, 11:44 AM   #1
HBPat
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Has anyone replaced a fan in this light?

I recently got this light and one of the fans is really loud. I was hoping to replace it. Has anyone had any experience with it? Can any silent computer fan work? I opened it up and the fan is 120 mm and connected with just two wires. Any help is appreciated.


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Unread 04/30/2012, 12:54 PM   #2
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No clue what fixture that is, plenty of fixtures look like that.

In my Odyssea fixture (simialr to yours) the fan was 120v not 12v.
So a simple computer fan won't work, you'll need the 120v.


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Unread 04/30/2012, 01:01 PM   #3
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I received it with a CADlight 50G cube set up. And you are correct, I just looked at the fan and it is 120V.


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Unread 04/30/2012, 11:37 PM   #4
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There are afew 120v fans to choose from, but I think most 120v fans are noisy when compared to a 12v pc fan.

If you want to run a 12v pc fan, just gut out the 120v wiring, take a old phone charger and wire up a pc case fan off of that.


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Unread 04/30/2012, 11:43 PM   #5
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I have the same light and that thing is LOUD. I have to turn it off when clients come into my office. There are a few fans made for gaming computers that are 120 volts. But I was told that they are all fairly loud. I'm tagging along just in case someone has a solution.

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