Sucking or Blowing? [Archive]

n0strax

01-08-2003, 08:14 PM

lol on my case fans that came with my lian-li pc601, there are two in the front and one on the back...and i can't tell which are blowing air out and which are bringing air in, when i put my hand on both sides they both feel like they are having air blown against them. is there a way to tell what they are doing besides feeling?

apeter

01-08-2003, 08:16 PM

usually air blows out on the side of the fan that has the label on it.

darCm0o0n

01-10-2003, 06:02 PM

My fan blows.

rollier0401

01-12-2003, 03:30 PM

if you look on the side of the fan there should be an arrow somewhere that points to the way the air is blown, i have 3 coolermaster 80mm case fans, they all have the arrow on them somewhere

SSSGaming

01-12-2003, 03:31 PM

I've been tricked by the title! :twisted:

Lem6687

01-12-2003, 04:27 PM

well one fan spits, the other swallows.... :shock: I mean.....uhh....well i have 3 fans...the side one sucks...the other two blow....uhh that still doesnt sound right :D

n0strax

01-12-2003, 05:38 PM

i have a lian-li so it has two on the front that inhale and one in the back and one on the botton of the PSU that exhale once i get a top window put on it will have a fan exhaling...there, now that sounds alot cleaner

Anonymous

03-01-2003, 08:38 AM

well one fan spits, the other swallows.... :shock: I mean.....uhh....well i have 3 fans...the side one sucks...the other two blow....uhh that still doesnt sound right  :D

HAHAHA

mprmax

08-17-2003, 03:06 PM

If you wan't to be absouletely sure which way the air is blowing look at the markings on the fan itself. There is an arrow showing the direction of the air. Papst fans usually have the marking on the edge while some fans have the direction on the label stuck on the center of the fan.

FreezerBurn

08-17-2003, 07:58 PM

Why don't you just take it off and turn the com on and put your palms on both sides like 4 inches away and that be able to tell you. Why you can't tell now is cause the grill on the outside is to tight. I wanna drill mine a little larger for better cooling.

Kryxan

08-18-2003, 03:49 AM

i just look at the blades. often times, especially when working in low light its tough to see the arrow on the side, but the blades will always tell you. you might have to stop and think for a moment if you have never paid much attention to the blade shapes. look at how they will cut into the air