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These near-silent RS Pro 24V 4010 Silent Axial Fans operate at 25dBA due to the Sealed Sleeve Bearing, making them 5dBA quieter than a soft whisper.
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When looking at a whole 3D Printer in action, it’s easy to be awestruck by the many little moving parts, all of which work together to produce results that none of the individual parts could achieve alone. And what always amazes us is how each and every single part plays a vital role in the success of the whole machine, and this even so for the fans that help to move heat and keep sensitive parts within safe operating temperatures.
With that being said, it’s unfortunate that fans, despite being critical to the mechanical health and safety of 3D Printers, are often some of the loudest components on the machines. Additionally (in a similar way to humans) these fans tend to get louder with age, and it’s never nice to have a fan moaning and complaining all day – especially when you’re trying to sleep while your machine is bringing your creations to life.
With this in mind, and with the goal of achieving completely silent 3D Printing operations, we’ve been hard at work finding the ideal fans that offer not only silent operations, but also a realistic price tag that we hobbyists can afford. As such, we found that these RS Pro 24V 4010 Silent Axial Fans perfectly fit the bill, as they offer near-silent 25dBA operations due to the Sealed Sleeve Bearing that RS Pro Fans have used. This noise level is somewhere between the loudness of rustling leaves and a soft whisper, making these and our Sunon range some of the quietest fans we’ve ever had!
Finally, we’ve really enjoyed equipping all of our 3D Printers at home with these beautifully quiet fans, as well as the range of Sunon quiet fans as well, and of course complementing them with Silent Stepper Drivers too. It has made a world of a difference in the overall loudness of the machine, and as long as we are willing to slow down the mechanical motions of the machine during prints, we all now enjoy near-absolute silence, even while bringing our obscure and wonderful creations to life.
RS Pro 24V 4010 Silent Axial Fan - Technical Specifications: |
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– RS Pro Fans |
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– OD4010-24HSS |
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– Brushless Axial Fan |
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– Sealed Sleeve |
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– 24V DC (10V Startup | 27V Max) |
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– 90mA |
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– 6000 ±15% (@ 24V DC) |
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– 6.7 CFM (0.188m3/min) |
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– 0.1” in H2O (24.9 Pa) |
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– 25dB(A) |
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– Controller Box / Hotend Assembly |
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– 15.4g |
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– 40 x 40 x 10.5mm |
Whilst many experienced Makers would consider the installation process of a cooling fan to be relatively simple, installing fans on hobbyist 3D Printers is unfortunately not as simple as it should be. Fortunately though, we’ve prepared these handy notes on this process, which should help you get your fan installed perfectly, and without any unexpected damage or hassles. They are as follows:
Not as quiet as one would hope
I replaced my Ender 5 hot end fan with this one. While it runs slightly softer than the stock fan when holding it in the air and powering it, once you insert it into the standard Ender 5 hot end assembly, the noise it makes blowing air through the metal grid and past the hot end is very noisy and high pitched. I cut the steel grid off and the high pitch went away but still noisier than the original fan.
I think it is noisier due to probably having higher air flow. so unless once under powers it to reduce the air flow, it might not be as quiet as you'd hope. A slower fan might work better.