After 18 months my Radion fans started to pack up. Lost 3 fans from 4 units in a matter of 4 days. Not sure how that works, but they all just decided together: "Lets go on strike"
Only thing you notice is that the lights flicker, then on closer inspection you see the fan is standing still. Sometimes the light actually switched off and later on restarted.
Asking for a quote on fan replacements from LFS and I got the nice figure of R820 per fan. Ouch.
Opened up a unit, removed the fan. Got the fan code and I googled that.
this is the fan as used by Radion
3106KL-04W-B50-B00 - DC Axial Fans - NMB Technologies Corporation
Checked out RC components and I got a very similar fan for R103.40 each
http://za.rs-online.com/web/p/products/541-4993/?origin=PSF_438368|QVTN-LL
The specs are almost identical, although the replacement fans noise level is at 20dB instead of 34dB. Almost same airflow, both with ball bearings.
Only thing you notice is that the lights flicker, then on closer inspection you see the fan is standing still. Sometimes the light actually switched off and later on restarted.
Asking for a quote on fan replacements from LFS and I got the nice figure of R820 per fan. Ouch.
Opened up a unit, removed the fan. Got the fan code and I googled that.
this is the fan as used by Radion
3106KL-04W-B50-B00 - DC Axial Fans - NMB Technologies Corporation
Checked out RC components and I got a very similar fan for R103.40 each
http://za.rs-online.com/web/p/products/541-4993/?origin=PSF_438368|QVTN-LL
The specs are almost identical, although the replacement fans noise level is at 20dB instead of 34dB. Almost same airflow, both with ball bearings.