I greatly benefited from this testing. Thanks.
I greatly benefited from this testing. Thanks.
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I'll test pantyhose and fabric softener sheets this week. I was hoping to do the fabric softener sheets this evening, but I forgot to get 'em while I was at the grocery store. One of these days I'm going to make a list...
how's the panty hose going? those are old school modder methods .. i wonder it still stands today ...
you know ... sometimes, the best method often found in the most common, unexpected way
I'll have the numbers for fabric softener sheets (bounce and snuggle) as well as pantyhose later this evening. I snapped some photos of all of the manufactured filters and will add them to the thread, as well. Just from "eyeballing" the fabric softener sheets, I can tell that they're not going to perform as well as the meshes as far as dust/fur intrusion goes - they have larger percentage of open areas than the meshes. I'd also worry about the fabric softener gel/goo getting sucked off the sheets and blown into the computer.
Yeah that's what I was thinking about the fabric softener sheets as well. I don't think it would be good for a rad with the detergent that is on there to get rid of static cling. It would coat the fins of the rad I believe anyway and just do more harm then good. Panty hose is where it's at....Good airflow, cheap and can be custom stretched over almost anything and you can get them in every color too to match a build. Kind of hard to beat!
I run with these, although they are black, and its just the filter, ignore the fan. For some reason the webpage doesnt have the actual part i have listed online. They do get gummed up pretty quick, but i just take the vacuum to them every week or so. Seem to keep out about 90% of the dust. I rebuilt last weekend and the fans only had a very small buildup of dust, and the internals of the machine were spic and span.
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I updated the table and added some notes at the bottom of the original post. My computer room reeks of fabric softener now! I don't know how you guys can stand that smell.
I'll add some more photos a bit later this evening.
I thought you were supposed to use the dryer sheets first?
I was wondering about that but some of the guys have mentioned the smell, so I figured they must have been using them fresh out of the box. Plus, after tumbling around in the dryer for 30 mins, the condition of the sheet will be deteriorated by quite a bit - doesn't seem like it'd make a good filter at that point. Maybe I'll let one soak in hot water for a while, rinse it a few times, and then let it dry overnight before testing it with a fan tomorrow. Tho that seems like more trouble than it's worth...
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Thanks a lot for the update.
Did anyone ever try the mesh used in tumbledryers? (at least european ones)
What is fabric softener sheets, anyone have a danish translation or a picture :p ? It seems to be a better alternative than using nylon socks (Panty hoes) which I planned on, but 26% is a big hit on cmf
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Hard to find a pic of a box open but here it is...
One question I have is, I've used these in my last build and plan on using them on my current build also. I was only planning on using 3 of them on the front triple panel as those are the only fans that will be sucking air into the case. Would It be as usefull using them on the fans blowing air out, or would that just be restricting air flow? I made a mesh cover for the PC when its not in use so I wouldn't have to worry about dust settling in when the PC is off.
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Laptop ThinkPad W520 2720QM /2 x 4 GB ram / Quadro 1000M / Crucial M4 128GB + 500Gb Hdd / FHD Screen / Intel WiFi Link 6300 AGN WLAN / 9 Cell Battery
Laptop 2 New Macbook Pro Retina / i7 QuadCore / 650 GT / 16GB Ram / 512 GB SSD
Server: Athlon II X4 640, ASROCK K10N78, 8GB Ram, LSI MegaRaid 8 port, 64GB Vertex 1, 5 x 1 TB WD Raid6, 3 x 3TB Seagate Raid5
Desktop I5-3570k, 8GB Ram, GTX 560, Silverstone TJ08-E, Crucial M4 128GB, 750W Silver Power, ASUS P8Z77-M
Laptop ThinkPad W520 2720QM /2 x 4 GB ram / Quadro 1000M / Crucial M4 128GB + 500Gb Hdd / FHD Screen / Intel WiFi Link 6300 AGN WLAN / 9 Cell Battery
Laptop 2 New Macbook Pro Retina / i7 QuadCore / 650 GT / 16GB Ram / 512 GB SSD
Server: Athlon II X4 640, ASROCK K10N78, 8GB Ram, LSI MegaRaid 8 port, 64GB Vertex 1, 5 x 1 TB WD Raid6, 3 x 3TB Seagate Raid5
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