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Old 04-30-2012, 11:30 PM
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I shoulda mentioned ...
These grilles/filters go between the fan and acrylic so all you see is the dome
The holes are about 1.5mm. Avoid the ones with larger holes as you will get noise
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hmmm neat, did you do any temp readings to see how well they work?

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Very nice work.
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what kind of LEDs are those...bridgelux?
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I shoulda mentioned ...
These grilles/filters go between the fan and acrylic so all you see is the dome
The holes are about 1.5mm. Avoid the ones with larger holes as you will get noise
Thanks.....I'll see If I can source 80mm to try.
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hmmm neat, did you do any temp readings to see how well they work?

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Thanks,...Readings from the exhaust fans are in the 105-110F range with all 80 LEDs fired.
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what kind of LEDs are those...bridgelux?
No markings as such but I would assume they are based on others I've seen.
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Finished a few sketches to help visualise the finish in solid maple or aluminum.















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looks awesome, put a big mac symbol on top and control it with windows 98 jk
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