AC7 Freezer Pro arrived busted...can I replace the fan only?

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Hi guys

Just bought an AC7 from the MM but unfortunately it arrived with a broken fan shroud and fins:

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Now the seller has already refunded me, so that's no issue, but I have a couple of questions:

- Are there any replacement fan-only products that would fit? If so, please point me in the right direction.

- Would you carry on using this despite the bent fins? Does it make much difference?

Thanks.
 
For the price of it you could just buy a new one (circa £20 new).

The fins should just bend back into place, but you will want to check that the heat pipes haven't been damaged too. The mounting bracket looks a little twisted too, though that could just be the angle of the picture

I have 2 FP7's sitting going spare, though they are the rev.1 editions. If you need to save money and you can wait (a few weeks until I should have MM access) I could pop my coolers up. Alternatively if your confident the rev.1 fans would fit that could be an option.

Edit: I can also put pics up of how the fins should look if that would help? Fairly sure the bottom 3-4 fins are angled down the way from stock.
 
djshauny1 said:
super glue? lol
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I have some epoxy resin (awesome if used correctly) but the problem is there's no easy way to secure the surfaces while they're curing.

pgi947 said:
For the price of it you could just buy a new one (circa £20 new).

The fins should just bend back into place, but you will want to check that the heat pipes haven't been damaged too. The mounting bracket looks a little twisted too, though that could just be the angle of the picture

I have 2 FP7's sitting going spare, though they are the rev.1 editions. If you need to save money and you can wait (a few weeks until I should have MM access) I could pop my coolers up. Alternatively if your confident the rev.1 fans would fit that could be an option.
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I think the mounting bracket's ok, though the clips don't seem to hold it onto the metal very securely.

I have no idea if the rev.1 edition fan would fit, I presume they upgraded the fan in rev.2? Or were they just socket changes?

pgi947 said:
Edit: I can also put pics up of how the fins should look if that would help? Fairly sure the bottom 3-4 fins are angled down the way from stock.
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That would be great actually, thanks. I'll probably just bin it and buy another from MM or maybe new, but I'd still be interested to see if this is salvageable.
 
I wouldnt bother trying to bend it back or anything - if you got a refund just buy a new one.

The mounting pins themself look bent in the picture so it'll never sit snugly as a new one would.
 
Straighten the fins and zip tie the fan to the cooler . even better do push pull . If you use the long thing ties you can easily fix both fans to the cooler (how i had it setup as the standard fan was rubbish )
 
Thanks very much lord filbuster, I plonked the fan on the rev1 I have as there was a small black locking pin missing from the packet you gave me. Was going to use the heatsink I already had anyway so it's all good...however if you have any idea where it is I may come and rob it from you :p. Thanks again.
 
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