New Yate Loon D12SL-12 fan, thoughts?

[Petra]

Hey everyone, I just got these in and am wondering what you guys think...

They're bluish-clear Yate Loon D12SL-12 fans with blue LEDs. Interestingly, the blade and housing design is slightly different than the standard black/orange D12SL-12 fans...resulting in slightly different specs (below). Personally, I'm not really big on the LED fan thing any more....but there are a lot of people who currently are.

Fan Size: 120mm x 120mm x 25mm
Speed: 1250 +/- 10% RPM
Airflow: 38.5 CFM
Noise: 25.4 dBA
Static Pressure: 0.8mm H2O (1.1mm H2O Max)
Bearing: Sleeve
Voltage: 12V
Current: .15A Max
Fan Life: 20,000 hours




Now, since I'm not set up at the moment for fan comparison testing, I do have one of these fans which I would be willing to send to someone... if they're relatively well equipped for that sort of thing. Anyway, thoughts/comments would be appreciated.

[cronic]

i would love to test it for you.

looks great, where can they be purchased?

[mikenam]

where did u purchase the fan from?

[Bail_w]

hmm from the specs you provided, it looks pretty good.

[Coroner Kyle]

Petra's Tech Shop

They've got great service and prices.

[PorkchopExpress]

I'm using the orange Yates on my rad right now (the color gives it "personality", heh). But I really like the noise to CFM without having to use a fan controller.

I'd switch if the LED's weren't too bright. How do they look?

[beermanpro]

i really don like led fans for my hc cuz' i have mine on top of the case but they look really nice

[creidiki]

Slightlty slower, no? Interesting. We can only get the black ones or the overpriced rebadged nexus here in the UK.

[Petra]

i would love to test it for you.

looks great, where can they be purchased?

Cronic, PM me with your shipping address and I'll go ahead and send this one over to you on Monday to test out.

mikenam: the fans were custom ordered from Yate Loon esclusively for PTS.

creidiki: according to the paperwork that Yate Loon provided me with, the rotational speed is the same as the black SL-12, just that pretty much everything else is a little different... I'm guessing that it's likely due to the slightly different blade and housing design. Though, I still want to get ahold of the actual YL testing paperwork for the black SL-12 as well.

[cronic]

pm sent, can't wait. thanks

[FrankGehry]

Petra,

I purchased several blue led yate loon D12SM-12's along with some black versions a while ago. I haven't seen any medium speed yate loons for a while and thought you may want to consider stocking them in the future. At 55cfm and 1650rpm they are similar to papst 4412 F/2GL's in output at a fraction of the cost. As I remember, the led versions are virtually equivalent to the black loons. I also have medium speed 80mm (D80SM-12) and 92mm (D90SM-12) models that are just as impressive as the 120mm fans. I don't believe they are available in the states at the present time. You could become a one stop center for quiet fans.

You might want to register as a vendor at www.silentpcreview.com and post what you have in stock as there is always an interest in yate loon and panaflo L1A's. I only found out about your shop since lurking here. There are some nexus holdouts at spcr, but you have those too.


Blue LED Yate Loons stacked in background.

[cronic]

i got the fan in and it is awesome. It preforms very well, and moves a good amount of air. The fan is virtually silent. It is no louder than the cooler master i relaced it with and moves twice as much air. I should also note that the leds are positioned in the best manor. they are in the frame and point inward towards the center of the fan. I really prefer this manor of led mounting because you are not blinded by the light when the fan is positioned vertically in either a push or pull configuration (which is the most common position we use). If anyone is looking for a super silent fan and is partial to led i highly suggest you give this fan a spin. If you want a little more flow or don't like clear leds fans then the black yate loons would be for you. I really am amazed at the amount of flow and the silent nature of this fan and the incredible price of these fans.
Thanks again Petra for the fan!

[ReD.SkY]

i mought 8 black ones, i meight need a clear one soon tho...

[mgleason007]

I have 4 blue ones in my system. They were spec'ed better than the orange ones and no one ever answered my questions about them, so I figured what the hell? 2 on my rad and one intake, one exhaust. I just have to disable the LED's cuz they annoy me. I have them hooked up to my fan controller and I can't hear these fans at all.

[ReD.SkY]

i like the blue, but i am going for red or green lighting in my new case

[topaimz]

Eh! Anyone know how much it would cost to get about 6~10 of those LED yates to Ontario, Canada?

[MaxxxRacer]

i dont like flashy things, so the current yate loons that jab-tech and your shop sells do me well.

[lv_dicedealer]

i dont like flashy things, so the current yate loons that jab-tech and your shop sells do me well.

Performance-pcs.com also sells them for those ppl in the Southeast US.

I purchased a case from them and I can say that Hank is a top-notch seller. I can recommend them with hesitation. [edit2]without hesitation[/edit2]

Petra, where is your shop out of?
[edit] DOH, just looked at your info me... You are much closer to me over in Cali [/edit]

[[XC] DragonOrta]

hey Dice, I think you might mean "without hesitation"

[MaxxxRacer]

lv. didnt mean to leave out hank. I just bought a case from him, so its not like I dont like them. quite the contrary actually. performance pcs is a great site, with incredible customer service.

[Petra]

Eh! Anyone know how much it would cost to get about 6~10 of those LED yates to Ontario, Canada?

Send an e-mail with your address information to my partner, Quoc ( qngo (at) petrastech.com ), and he'll get back to you with a quote.

[topaimz]

okie dokie, email Quoky

[Butcher_]

Static pressure is on the low side for radiator fans (aim for at least 0.15" / 3.84mm as a rule of thumb). Sweet for case airflow though.

[Delirious]

Static pressure is on the low side for radiator fans (aim for at least 0.15" / 3.84mm as a rule of thumb). Sweet for case airflow though.

Depends on what radiator you put them on. A BIX would be a bad choice while a PA series rad thermochill were designed with these fans in mind.

[mgleason007]

Static pressure is on the low side for radiator fans (aim for at least 0.15" / 3.84mm as a rule of thumb). Sweet for case airflow though.

Where did you get the static pressure spec?