On Thu, 2003-07-17 at 03:45, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > Got some new news. Looks like you were right James; on all counts. > It's basically a little gyro that uses the weight at the edges of the > fan (magnets) to resist movement off it's plane of operation. Also, > they do actually have small ball bearings at the center hub. Although > the TMD fans got an excellent review and technical description in the > following URL: > > http://www.dansdata.com/tmdfan.htm > > , I'm still peeved that they used the term "bearingless". (???)
Yet another update. I found the fan manufacturer's site and they have no mention of "bearingless" anywhere. http://www.ystech.com.tw/Tmd/tmd-0.htm The mention of "bearingless" comes in when you start hitting the sites that are actually selling the Areoflow or it's fan technology, similar to this one: http://www.mlhsystems.com/momex/NavCode/Hardware.info/ID/2159 Or this review site: http://www.burnoutpc.com/index.php?page=reviews&review_id=150 Which lists the bearing type as Magnetic Tip Driving. This is simply incorrect. Other sites with conventional fans list bearing types as either sleeve or ball bearing. That is how the Areoflow should be listed; as ball bearing. More pointedly; the Magnetic Tip Driving technology is nowhere near the center ball bearing; it's outside the fan perimeter entirely. Bottom line, it's not the manufacturer's fault. The bearingless myth started after they began selling; by the sellers. LX -- ����������������������������������������������� Linux Mandrake 9.1 Kernel 2.4.21-0.13mdk *Catch Star Trek Enterprise, Wednesdays on UPN* ������������������������������������������������
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