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  1. 01-12-2010, 02:17 PM #1
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    Lamptron FC5 Fan Control & LCD Read-Out

    TechREACTION blogger "The Duke" posted a review of the new Lamptron FC5 fan controller today. The controller is packed with enthusiast-quality features such as 30w per channel fan control, voltage and temperature read outs, and of course a fancy color-changing LCD display for all the case modders and watercooling guys.



    If you're interested in this product, you will definitely want to read The Duke's review as he gives the average users view on it to give you an idea of how most of us would see it.

    Check it out @ TechREACTION.net

    Please bear with the pictures in the article, it seems they are loading for some and not others. If a picture will not load, just try to right click -> copy image url and paste into a new window to view the hi-res shot. Thanks.
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    No comments? It's a very nice unit and we appear to have the first review on it. I figured more people would have something to say about it?
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  3. 01-13-2010, 11:59 AM #3
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    Its just a lot of us have had a bad experience with lamptron.

    They made a squeeling noise.

    And snipe gave a nice introduction on it also.

    Your about 5 months late Enjoy. :P
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    35 post thread about the same unit a couple of days ago

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    Quote Originally Posted by Icy View Post
    35 post thread about the same unit a couple of days ago


    okey 4 months late.. thanks for the correction.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Icy View Post
    35 post thread about the same unit a couple of days ago
    Couldn't see any useful info in that thread pertaining to this unit...

    @EnJoY, nice review! I think I might pick this thing up..

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    Quote Originally Posted by ahmad View Post
    Couldn't see any useful info in that thread pertaining to this unit...

    @EnJoY, nice review! I think I might pick this thing up..
    id like the know if they fixed the squeeling noise like they said they did.

    IF they did, i can see myself as a potential customer for this.
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    Well thats why someone @ XS needs to get one!

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    Quote Originally Posted by NaeKuh View Post
    id like the know if they fixed the squeeling noise like they said they did.

    IF they did, i can see myself as a potential customer for this.
    No squealing reported by The Duke. So I would say it's fixed.

    Quote Originally Posted by NaeKuh View Post
    Its just a lot of us have had a bad experience with lamptron.

    They made a squeeling noise.

    And snipe gave a nice introduction on it also.

    Your about 5 months late Enjoy. :P
    Yea, that was a preview, if you could even call it that. This is an actual review of the released product, and the first one at that. So...deemed worthy of a new thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ahmad View Post
    Well thats why someone @ XS needs to get one!
    Meh... i was a guinea pig 2 yrs ago.

    I dont want to do that anymore.

    Im already the guinea pig when it comes to processors.

    Quote Originally Posted by EnJoY View Post
    No squealing reported by The Duke. So I would say it's fixed.
    Looks like i'll be getting one too then when i pick up my EK Dual d5 top to play with.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NaeKuh View Post
    i pick up my EK Dual d5 top to play with.
    Did I just read that right? After all the denouncing of the D5 (vs. DDC) you did in the dual D5 top thread? Why the change of heart?
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    ^ It's not a change of heart. He likes to play with all the toys in watercooling. He has just about everything to do with pumps.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ketzer7 View Post
    Did I just read that right? After all the denouncing of the D5 (vs. DDC) you did in the dual D5 top thread? Why the change of heart?
    i like toys.

    i have the d5's i just need the top.

    But i probably wont be using it in my main system.
    Its still too big for me to think its practical.
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    Where can you get this in Europe?!?
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    If it had the possibility to control fan RPM depending of temperature... Yeah I could buy one.. But since it doesnt... I'll stick to my kaze server . Pretty much the reason why I got a fan controller in the first place.
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    I hate my kaze controller.

    i killed 2 of them.

    ABSOLUTE JUNK when connected to san aces.

    They blow out like hot cakes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Main View Post
    run inside specs


    a single san ace on each controller is outside specs?
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    My fc2 only squealed when I had scythe s-flex fans on it. It works perfectly with my current gentle typhoons and it has worked well with panaflo mediums, pana highs, as well a yate loon meds and highs.

    Even plugged in a mcp355 for a bit to see if she'd (fc-2) act funny. No problems whatsoever. Disconnected the pump eventually, since turning it down had little effect on volume (already pretty quiet).
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    Quote Originally Posted by NaeKuh View Post
    I hate my kaze controller.

    i killed 2 of them.

    ABSOLUTE JUNK when connected to san aces.

    They blow out like hot cakes.
    Not exactly, mine still works.
    Just after about 2 months 2 of the temp readings quit working and
    one of the fan RPM readings quit as well this is on the display.

    This is on the scythe fans. Dont think i will be buying anymore myself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NaeKuh View Post


    a single san ace on each controller is outside specs?
    Old sunbeam powers my san aces full bore just fine even after 3 years of use.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NaeKuh View Post
    id like the know if they fixed the squeeling noise like they said they did.

    IF they did, i can see myself as a potential customer for this.
    Yes, the FC5 uses PWM and a different PCB then all of the previous designs, the FC2 and FC3 will be getting new revisions to correct the squealing issue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spawne32 View Post
    Yes, the FC5 uses PWM and a different PCB then all of the previous designs, the FC2 and FC3 will be getting new revisions to correct the squealing issue.
    Hi,
    How do you know use PWM?
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    I own 2 FC5 and they work flawlessly !

    I have Gentle typhoon, Yates, stcok CM fans and the lil Mosfet thing plugged to it and they all run silently.
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