djw2112
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Does anyone know at what temperature the converter would activate the fan?
Lou Schneider said:Converters with thermostatically controlled fans have the temperature sensor on the cooling fins, as the regulator device attached to them contributes the most waste heat.
You might want to make your fan have low and high speeds instead of shutting the airflow completely off. Make low speed slow enough so the noise isn't noticeable, then kick it to high when more cooling is needed.
Maybe, but that function wouldn't add more than a few dollars to the cost. Yours is cheaper mostly because it's just the replacement mainboard component, not the entire package of converter/charger, shroud, front panel controls, etc. There are top quality converter/chargers with thermostatic fans for around $200, e.g. this one:But I have a feeling this one is $131 when everyone else wanted $300 because it has no fan control.
lynnmor said:I replaced the cheap, noisy fan for one of better quality. WFCO saved less than a dollar by using the cheapest available so you might that the noise level will be acceptable by swapping it out.