The incredible HDD motor fan.

Off-The-Chart · Post by **Off-The-Chart** » 12 Feb 2007, 08:37

that is almost like the fans they use in the turbine mods on some pc's...

this one just looks a tad dangerous though...

Samaya · Post by **Samaya** » 12 Feb 2007, 08:40

Cool! Glad you got it working. That thing must be spinning at one helluva speed. What is the motor rated at?

Imagine you used a 10000rpm drive's motor...

Post by **Anthro** » 12 Feb 2007, 08:43

You should turbo your PC....

Not that it needs it.. it is super 1337 already

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 12 Feb 2007, 09:02

I have no idea what rpm it's doing, but it's at least 5k. As it is it pushes a nice amount of air. If I can get another platter I'll make a fan with a more aggressive pitch and see what it does.

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 12 Feb 2007, 10:33

Ike wrote:LOL, Was that Platter part of mr.40GB hdd?

No, this was mr 4Gb from my boss' pc.

Lithe_Joint · Post by **Lithe_Joint** » 12 Feb 2007, 10:54

Bliksem

That thing looks dangerous

How would you mount it?

amd64 · Post by **amd64** » 12 Feb 2007, 11:08

ha ha!!! awesome!!!

but imagine dropping it on ur toe while its on!!!!!! 8O

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 12 Feb 2007, 11:14

Lithe_Joint wrote:Bliksem

That thing looks dangerous
How would you mount it?

Yeah, after I started it for the first time I thought "hmmm. if I made the platter have a serrated edge...."

It's mounted on a old modem's bracket, which I screwed to the pcb. But I'll make a proper frame if I can get my hands on some metal.

Mouba · Post by **Mouba** » 12 Feb 2007, 11:30

Can it fly ?

Cupis · Post by **Cupis** » 12 Feb 2007, 14:30

lol can it fly.... lets make helo\icopters out of old hardirves

nice idead tho :O

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 12 Feb 2007, 17:40

You'd need a proper propeller to get it airborne.

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 14 Feb 2007, 16:30

its also to heavy...

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 14 Feb 2007, 16:34

If you could power it with some sort of light weight power source and build it into a rc plane with a good propeller it would fly.

EDIT: I'm gonna build another one from a different motor. I'll take more photos then.

Post by **Anthro** » 14 Feb 2007, 16:39

PLease do

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 14 Feb 2007, 16:43

The one I'm gonna use now has two platters, so I might just make some type of saw blade as well.

Post by **Y0da** » 14 Feb 2007, 16:52

Imagine the headline...'Man killed by Hard Drive.'

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 02 Jul 2007, 08:39

So, I was playing again this weekend. And took one 120mm Coolermaster Tri-blade and ripped it apart. Then I proceeded to make a converter which would hold the fan blades to the hdd motor. I then went to mount the motor to the fan chassis. And voila. (Ignore the white specs on it, was a failed attempt with some UV chemicals)

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 02 Jul 2007, 08:55

Some AV goodness.

First up see and hear how it spins up and down. Notice how it kicks back and forth: (3gp player or phone required)
http://files-upload.com/339148/01-07-07_2332.3gp.html

Look at how it blows the curtains.
http://files-upload.com/339153/01-07-07_1324.3gp.html

And finally listen to how it sounds, Notice how the noise from my Vapochill Micro gets drowned out by it. (AM%R player or phone required)
http://files-upload.com/339157/01-07-07_2334.amr.html

Now I just need someone to help me out with some smaller, circuitry so it can be run like a normal fan from 12v and be volt throttled.

Lithe_Joint · Post by **Lithe_Joint** » 02 Jul 2007, 08:57

So? How fast does it go? That motor seems to fit perfectly

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 02 Jul 2007, 09:04

I guess anywhere between 5700 and 7200 rpm. I don't know what rpm the motor is supposed to be. Like it is now it creates about the same wind speed as my desk fan at top speed.

Skidd · Post by **Skidd** » 02 Jul 2007, 09:08

It slices, It dices and it cools at the same time

RobThePyro · Post by **RobThePyro** » 02 Jul 2007, 22:01

Dude if you want some custom electronics designed for the fan i can do them. PM me what you want.

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 03 Jul 2007, 08:03

Thanks for the offer, gonna try get some more info, then I'll send you a pm.