+dhe Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Anyone had a recent experience of putting in a quiet fan for a pbox? I did a quick search on the tube, but it doesn't look like anyone's put up a how to disassemble the pbox video? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstimson Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 I grew up with the noisy fan in the PBOX. This may sound strange, but I find it comforting now as an adult. I think I would miss the steady noise of it when I use my TI. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 That VACUUM CLEANER sound ...may just be what drove me doolally! ...? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Anyone had a recent experience of putting in a quiet fan for a pbox? I did a quick search on the tube, but it doesn't look like anyone's put up a how to disassemble the pbox video?http://www.mainbyte.com/ti99/peb/peb_box_project.htmlSent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 I put a standard 12V 80mm PC case fan in mine. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Meee too. And I'm using my old PEB fan to push cold air from one side of my fridge to the other and I haven't needed to buy a fridge. Seems the circuit board relays and controls that pushed open and closed a vent fan and door quit on it, so this works. Been running for almost a year..or maybe a year already..lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FALCOR4 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 I've been using the Wathai 110V 115V 120V 220V 240V Brushless Fans <80mm x 25mm> from Amazon. They're an easy replacement and are about (subjective here) half the noise of the OEM fan. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 21 hours ago, jstimson said: I grew up with the noisy fan in the PBOX. This may sound strange, but I find it comforting now as an adult. I think I would miss the steady noise of it when I use my TI. I'm in this camp. I like the white noise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reciprocating Bill Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I also installed an 80mm 12v fan obtained from Amazon (1.8 watts) using the instructions linked by Arcadeshopper above. It's virtually inaudible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airshack Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 (edited) On 10/24/2021 at 8:12 AM, OLD CS1 said: I put a standard 12V 80mm PC case fan in mine. Me too. The original is unacceptably loud IMHO. When I first got mine from @sparkdrummer my wife asked, “What the hell is that noise?” This from a woman whom never complained once about noise while living on or near USAF bases since 1992. The fan I removed from my PEB was the exact same fan the drivers station had on those 1970s era Bluebird school buses. I used the @arcadeshopper link as well. My new fan likely pulls less amperage as a bonus. You may wish to get a fan with a light so you know it’s working because those new fangled fans are silent. Edited October 26, 2021 by Airshack 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinphaltimus Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I put two Quiet fans in mi my heavily modded PEB. One on the ATX power supply I installed and another in the middle between cards. As for disassembly, the response from arcadeshopper nails it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apersson850 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Not recently, but I did install one much quieter than the original (anything else is hardly possible) many years ago. How to disassemble the box is obvious when you start working on it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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