GELID Wing 12 fans run in water

Robert Hallock 15 Jan, 2009 at 3:28am ET Article published in Tech

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1. 
   15 Jan 2009 ~ 4:22am DrLiam Random but quiet epic.
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   15 Jan 2009 ~ 8:05am Zuntar I hate content filters #$%!*$#^ IT department!
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   15 Jan 2009 ~ 1:45pm Snarkasm ps sry 4 breathing, I was expecting somebody to edit it.
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   15 Jan 2009 ~ 3:49pm Zuntar

   Snarkasm wrote:

   ps sry 4 breathing, I was expecting somebody to edit it.

   
   ??
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   15 Jan 2009 ~ 3:50pm Tim Wow! They really DO run under water! Amazing! I'm gonna go buy some right now!
   
   That way, if my 3rd floor apartment ever gets flooded, at least I won't have to worry about the fans in the computer!
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   15 Jan 2009 ~ 3:58pm TiberiusLazarus

   Tim wrote:

   Wow! They really DO run under water! Amazing! I'm gonna go buy some right now!
   
   That way, if my 3rd floor apartment ever gets flooded, at least I won't have to worry about the fans in the computer!

   
   I hate you.
7. 
   15 Jan 2009 ~ 4:02pm Thrax
   
   I hope the synchronicity is not lost on some.
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   15 Jan 2009 ~ 5:25pm MachineDog Hah, Awesome. Not quite sure what you'd need it for though, maybe for a full immersion kit it might be useful.
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   15 Jan 2009 ~ 7:30pm Tim Maybe this fan is meant to be used with a water cooling system?
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    15 Jan 2009 ~ 8:18pm Komete Haha GJ! Ballzy. What made this even better was the video. Pics are great but video rules the day.
    
    If I was doing the test you'd probably hear a bunch of laughter and a O shite! it's working lol...
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    15 Jan 2009 ~ 8:33pm Thrax No, it's just a fan that happens to be designed in such a way that water doesn't effect it.
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    16 Jan 2009 ~ 10:38am the_technocrat DIY minisub ROV gogogo
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    16 Jan 2009 ~ 12:34pm MachineDog the_technocrat knows what to do!
    
    And I'm sure water would still be a factor on the magnets in some corrosive way or something.
    
    What are you using to tape this video by the way? That is REALLY sharp.
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    16 Jan 2009 ~ 12:36pm Thrax Canon 50D.
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    16 Jan 2009 ~ 1:58pm Snarkasm Erroneous!
    
    Canon 5D Mark II with, in this instance, the 50mm f/1.4 lens.
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    16 Jan 2009 ~ 2:37pm Thrax What's a zero between friends, right?
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    16 Jan 2009 ~ 2:43pm Snarkasm Naturally.
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    1 Nov 2009 ~ 1:44pm shaolin95 Sweet, I can use it as a powerhead for my fishtanks@
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    31 May 2012 ~ 11:56pm primesuspect Bump because interesting
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    1 Jun 2012 ~ 12:17am mertesn I still love these fans. They're not cheap, but they're worth every penny.
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    1 Jun 2012 ~ 9:31am midga I lol'd when it first hit the water. @Snarkasm did you test it before you shot this, or was this a dry run (pun oddly not intended...).
    
    Pretty awesome, though. Thanks for resurrecting it, Prime; reminds me I should dive into the archives sometime.
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    1 Jun 2012 ~ 10:57am Snarkasm No testing! This was for SCIENCE!
    
    Also love these fans. I used them all over my mini-monster watercooling project in the NZXT Rogue; they were brilliant.
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    1 Jun 2012 ~ 11:22am midga Are they pretty quiet in person? I guess since we could hear you breathing that's a yes.
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    1 Jun 2012 ~ 11:31am Snarkasm Yep. You hear air, and nothing else.
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    1 Jun 2012 ~ 11:33am midga It's probably the tight bearing and case tolerances for noise reduction that make it water-tight. I might have to find a couple of these.
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    1 Jun 2012 ~ 12:02pm primesuspect Still available on Newegg.
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    1 Jun 2012 ~ 12:10pm midga Sweet. Going on my list of things to pick up eventually. Do we not have a Newegg affiliate link? Have I asked that before? XD
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    1 Jun 2012 ~ 12:12pm primesuspect Any link from Icrontic is affiliated. No need to have a special link, but thank you for asking
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    1 Jun 2012 ~ 1:06pm Snarkasm The water-tightness comes primarily from the fact that the fan operates magnetically. There are no electronics exposed due to the magnetic bearing mechanism.
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    1 Jun 2012 ~ 7:10pm drasnor I doubt it's water-tight. The magnetic bearing would work with any reasonably clean fluid in it. The electronics are made of hermetically-sealed components and tap water is a poor conductor so it wouldn't short out the circuits. Finally, the motor drive is sufficiently robust to handle the additional load from moving a higher viscosity fluid.