Life of KT88's

[Shian7]

Originally Posted by Black Stuart

I can't accept that at all.

Fan noise is determined soley by the blade design and the rpm - nothing else.

Then you should hear the row from my pc fan wich used to be almost silent (it's a papst)!. Once the bearing 'goes' all that goes out of the window!

Cheers Mike.

[Tourmaline]

Originally Posted by Shian7

Then you should hear the row from my pc fan wich used to be almost silent (it's a papst)!. Once the bearing 'goes' all that goes out of the window!

Cheers Mike.

I also use solely papst fans and i have about a dozen or so running in my pc's workstations etc. for years now and never heard any increase in sound!

Maybe that's why papst almost don't sell ballbearing fans anymore but sleeve bearing ceramic fans.

make sure you clean your pc case ones in a while so it is dust free!

Mine are running for years and i hardly hear em at all!