On Wed, 2003-07-16 at 09:59, Lorne wrote: > On Tuesday 15 July 2003 12:11 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > The Areoflows have bearingless fans which are some of the quietest in > > the industry, and ultimately reliable because they are, well, > > bearingless. > > If you are referring to the old bushing fans, there is no way they are more > "reliable". They simply do not last. A sealed bearing will last for years and > years. A bushing fan might last 3, but usually 18-24 months is all they can > handle. > > I'm currently running some sealed bearing fans that are actually much quieter > than the old "bearingless" fans by a factor of 3.
This is not the same thing. This is new bearingless technology. It utilizes something called a magnetic tip. My understanding is that the fan blade is suspended by a magnetic field. In addition to being super quiet, it of course means their reliability is much higher. LX -- ����������������������������������������������� Linux Mandrake 9.1 Kernel 2.4.21-0.13mdk *Catch Star Trek Enterprise, Wednesdays on UPN* ������������������������������������������������
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