Which would be better to add as a second fan to my printrbot simple

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Which would be better to add as a second fan to my printrbot simple metal?

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Blower does a much better job but is also extremely noisy. My deltas are all being designed with regular 40mm (including the E3D) just for noise reasons.

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@Griffin_Paquette good point, I wasnt too sure about the noise lvl b/c I never had tried them. In that case I will be going with the regular 40mm fans. Thanks for the info!

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No prob! I voted but just thought I’d share

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Here’s an interesting read about multi-fan setups on printrbots: http://www.desiquintans.com/coolingtests

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@Chris_Bero yes I saw that article, it was very informative and by looking at the page I had decided to go with the blower, but seeing what @Griffin_Paquette ​ said, I will go with the regular just because of the noise

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@Matthew_Del_Rosso It’s worth mentioning that the noise issue isn’t because of the type of fan, but by the quality (and maybe power draw) of it. I’ve bought over a dozen blower fans from eBay and printerbot’s online store, and the quality has been really hit and miss. Some of them are excellent, whisper quiet and push a lot of air, others are uselessly loud and ineffective. I’ve found much the same thing with normal 40mm fans as well…

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Blower