[sdiy] rigol scope fan noise!!

[dan snazelle]

On Jun 9, 2012, at 12:30 PM, Tee wrote:

> hello,
> 
> On 09/06/2012 17:13, dan snazelle wrote:
>> 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
> 
> someone already did it:
> 
> <http://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects-designs-and-technical-stuff/rigol-1052e-fan-replacement/>
> 
> hth,
> 
> tee
> 
> 





wow

this is a really informative forum thread!

thanks for that


there are a few tips on replacing and or modding the fan





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>> 
>> 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 > 
>>>>>> thanks! > > > _______________________________________________ 
>>> 
>>> -- ScottG
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