[sdiy] rigol scope fan noise!!

[Dave Manley]

Its probably a cheap fan that has worn out.  Spend a few extra bucks and get a high(er) quality replacement.  You might also want to use some rubber washers to reduce coupling vibration to the case.

-------- Original Message --------
 From: dan snazelle <subjectivity at hotmail.com>
 Sent: Sat, Jun 9, 2012 08:13 AM
 To: music.maker at gte.net
 CC: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
 Subject: Re: [sdiy] rigol scope fan noise!!

>alright maybe i will try replacing the fan
>
>its kind of funny what a loud fan it has for the board it has inside.
>
>i was mainly just wondering if anyone else found a way to quiet these scopes down as over time it has gotten louder and louder.
>
>
>thanks
>
>
>On Jun 9, 2012, at 11:00 AM, Scott Gravenhorst wrote:
>
>> 
>> Yeah, clean or - replace it.  I would NEVER just disconnect a fan on any commercial
>> equipment.  The engineers don't put parts into a device that are not _required_.  If
>> you disconnect it, there's a strong likelyhood that something more expensive than a fan
>> will be next to "go".
>> 
>> Make Noise <tony at makenoisemusic.com> wrote:
>>> Have you cleaned the fan? 
>>> 
>>> Tony Rolando
>>> Make Noise
>>> http://www.makenoisemusic.com
>>> 
>>> On Jun 9, 2012, at 9:46 AM, dan snazelle <subjectivity at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> anyone else here have a rigol scope? the fan noise has always 
>>> been loud but in the last few days its started becoming more like 
>>> a whine. unbearable actually. > i was under the impression that a 
>>> squirrel was caught in it but a few good shakes did not turn up 
>>> anything rattling around. > > I am thinking about disconnecting 
>>> the fan and was wondering if anyone else has had these troubles > 
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