[olug] Looking for a Fan

[Dan Linder]

I agree that Ben's solution is probably better than mine, but hear me out.
😀

If it's a matter of keeping the NAS from overheating in use, and you don't
mind a bit of unorthodox engineering, you could probably go to a computer
parts recycler and find a very similar fan to use.

As Ben notes, If you're reusing the header for the old fan, you do need to
make sure the electrical specifics are correct. But if you find a fan that
takes a common voltage that is available elsewhere within the NAS housing,
you might be able to tap into that for power instead.

And as for mounting, many cooling fans in the '90s were very small compared
to today's and simply screwed to the heatsink between heatsink blades not a
tapped threaded hole for the fan screw.

The hacked in fan would probably run the entire time the NAS is powered on,
but at least it would let you run it without worry of overheating while you
are sourcing a stock fan.

Dan

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On Mon, May 5, 2025, 15:09 Ben Hollingsworth <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:

> I've generally had good luck buying one-off replacement fans on eBay,
> but you have to be careful about matching your mounting options & wiring
> connector exactly.
>
> On 5/5/25 14:25, Shawn Djernes wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > This is slightly Linux related as the NAS this card is in runs Linux.
> >
> > I have an old QNAP TVS-463 with a 2-port 10Gbit card (QXG-10G2SF-CX4) in
> it. This card has a fan on the processor heatsink that has started making a
> lot of noise.
> >
> > I asked QNAP if I could buy the fan from them and they say it is out of
> production by EverFlow. eBay wants $249 (more then I originally paid) for a
> new card, and I really don’t want to buy a new card.
> >
> > Can someone help me out finding this odd fan that has no frame around it
> and just 3 screws under the blades holding it to the heatsink.  The specs
> of the fan according to QNAP are:
> >
> > FAN Spec FAN:Ø40*40*10MM;STANDARD;01;;FAN:12V,2P,5000RPM,TWO BALL,3.59CFM
> > Everflow;T124010BLZID35aR
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Shawn
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