Saturday, Jan 13 2018
The CR-10S is a nice printer, but I thought it would be even nicer if it was quieter. There are at least two sources of noise. Today I replaced two of the three fans in the control box with higher quality and quieter units in an attempt to reduce some of the fan noise.
Bottom off
Power supply removed
Exhaust fan
PS opened
New ps fan installed
Exhaust fan detached
Low noise cable
Connector transplant
New fan installed
Back together
Was it worth it? Not really. The fan noise dropped by about 2 dB according to an app on my phone. 3 dB is a barely noticeable difference. Perhaps I need to change the 3rd fan, too.