Panaflo 92mm Case Fan

Provided by: Elite Cool
Retail: $10.00
Review Date: May 5th, 2003
Written by: Brad

* Special Thanks to Tyler “sparkyclarky” C. for his help in analyzing the usefulness of this fan, as well as the use of his computer for thermal data.

This review is rather basic; Panasonic is known for producing their high quality industrial grade Panaflo OEM fans for the PC enthusiast. I was sent a 92mm, FBA-09A12H. The factory rated specs on this fan are as follows:

• 56.8 CFM (airflow)
• 35 Db-A (Noise)
• 7-13.8 V (normal 12v operating voltage) rated current mA = 225
• 3.70 W input
• 2850 normal RPM
  

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Packaging and Appearance:

The Panaflo fan unit came in a nice little package with sufficient bubble wrap to protect it while in transit. The fan appeared as basic as it can possibly get. Aside from the Panaflo sticker on the unit, I would not have been able to tell it by sight alone from any other generic 92mm fan. But Panaflo has a reputation for being fans of the highest quality, so I was excited to see just how competent this fan was. The rather short power cord attached to the fan was capped off with a motherboard power-type jack. The jack was a standard 3-pin with rpm sensor cable.

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Everything else about the Panaflo fan was absolutely average, and not in a bad way. The fan attached via normal fan screws, it showed no obvious defects, and appeared to be of good build. The cable was not too long, but just long enough to reach well placed motherboard fan headers. Other than being “generic black” this fan was attractive in every respect.

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