Thursday, January 26th 2012
Reeven Unveils RFC-01 Six-Channel Fan-Controllers in Japan
Reeven unveiled the RFC-01 "Six Eyes" series of case fan controllers, which saw the light of the day in mid-2011. Designed to fit into the 5.25-inch drive bays of your case, the RFC-01 provides six fan channels with independent speed-control knobs and diagnostic displays for each channel. Measuring 148 x 42 x 100 mm, the controller comes in two variants: black (RFC-01BK) and white (RFC-01WH). Apart from the six fan speed channels, the controller displays temperatures from six thermal zones, along with a safety alarm when temperatures exceed a limit. The RFC-01 will be priced at 4,480 JPY (US $57). It will likely be marketed under local brands such as Scythe.
Source:
Hermitage Akihabara
17 Comments on Reeven Unveils RFC-01 Six-Channel Fan-Controllers in Japan
And smart move coming out with one in white too (both in general and as opposed to silver).
EDIT - Here's the specs. It's 12w per channel.
Specificaties:
Model number: RFC-01
Model name: Six Eyes
6 Fan controller
6 Temperature Monitor
Passive Safety Build-in Safe Alarm Feature
Retractable Dial
Dimensions: 148 x 42 x 100 mm / 6.3 x1.65 x 3.93 in
Temperature: 6 Channels
Temperature Range 0~100oC / 32~199oF
Fan Channels: 6 Channels
Display colors: Blue / Light Blue / Red / Purple / White Green / Apple Green
DC output: 3.7V ~ 12V (±10%)
Output Ampere: 1Channel MAX. 1A
You guys know you can swap out the transistors on most of these controllers and remote locate them on a larger heatsink right?
Lazzer where did the above pic come from?
Those default heatsinks are tiny as hell i remember getting some from frozen and their smaller and thinner than you think.
There's a few pages here. I guess "Zurück" and "Weiter" mean "Back" and "Next". :)
www.review-center.de/luftkuehlung/400-vorstellung-reeven-rfc-01-lueftersteuerung.html?showall=&limitstart=
Here's a nice shot with the knobs pressed in.
Next thing you know your going to need a fan controller for your fan controller. :p Yes the TO126 is a small device. I'd guess those sinks are about 3/8 x 3/4". If a TO220 case had it's leads folded 90deg so the back of the device faced upwards, it would be easy to fit a 5" wide sink in there and extend it back as far as you want. Toss in a few counter sunk screws through the sides of their housing and your golden.
I had it for review last year in November www.pcmhz.com/hardware-reviews/reviews-accesorii/2298-reeven-six-eyes-fan-controller-review
You gotta love those DIP-switches and retractable knobs, only problems that were encountered are front plastic cover (gives a little cheap feeling) and the fact that alarm-buzz is not related to a specific thermal senzor, if any temp channel will reach your setting alarm will buzz.
But again, very geeky controller and will perform very well for almost everybody.