Yate Loon D12SL12-D 38mm
Special thanks to Shazza for sponsoring this fan
Since I've always had yates myself and like to undervolt them under 1000RPM, I was really curious to see how this 38mm variety did. It is slightly more expensive and sports that typical larger size hub that most 38mm fans have, but very different blades than that of the normal yate 25mm thickness series.
The fan did pretty well, but it was not better than the 25mm varieties. In addition to the below noise level, I noticed some motor ticking present at higher volts that you don't get with the 25mm version. On average it produced about 1dbA more than the SM 25mm baseline fan for the same performance level. And what about CFM per RPM you might ask?...worse. Perhaps the larger hub is to blame for that. In general, fairly close to the 25mm yates, but more motor tick and more noise level. Also much lower top end so less ability to increase if needed with a fan controller. I'd suggest sticking with the 25mm SL or SM version..
Video Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxe3XHG0zOU
I good value in the context of 38mm fan costs, but in general I would prefer the 25mm D12SL12 over this 38mm version.
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