Subj : Re: Pi-FAN for RPi4 with 4 (instead of 3) cables?
To   : David Higton
From : druck
Date : Mon Dec 09 2024 00:09:01

On 08/12/2024 19:50, David Higton wrote:
> In message <vj1d28$31v9g$12@dont-email.me>
>            The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> It's an interesting thought as to why one would use a fan at all. If its
>> such a high compute task that you need one, maybe a bigger Pi or an
>> Intel based machine is indicated.
>>
>> I dislike fans. They fail.
>
> PC fans run pretty much all the time.  A fan on a RasPi is likely to
> run less of the time, and could well last longer overall.

Fans which are spun up and down frequently tend not to last as long as
one which are on all the time.

However, quality has a much bigger impact, and a well made PWM fan
designed for variable speed will last far longer than a normal cheap fan
which is being switched on and off.

---druck

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