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Introduction
Today I’ll be reviewing the Silverstone FP-52
Eudemon Fan controller. Silverstone’s engineers, originally from the
Coolermaster ATCS case division, have put together a very nice package in the
Eudemon. With automatic fan control and alarm clock functions, this controller
may very well represent the fan controllers of the future. Let’s check it out!
Packaging & Features
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The
black retail box that the Eudemon showed up in was nicely done. It even had a
window at the top to help you verify the color of the device within and to
check out the beautiful brushed aluminum face. The front graphic proudly
states: “The most perfect assassin looks nothing like one – Sexy sapphire neon
background, Sophisticated electrinical technology.” I’m still a little bit at
a loss to explain what “electrinical” is, but I get the point! The Eudemon was
packed in there so tight I ended up destroying the box to remove it.
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The
FP-52 has very solid all metal construction, and feels like it is well built.
I’d guess it is almost twice the weight of the
Super Flower Fan Master we
reviewed a while back. The finish on the front is beautiful, and matches the
finish on the front bay devices we received from Silverstone in the past.
There are only two buttons on the front of the display, both aluminum, and are
very solid. They make a firm click when actuated, and are beautiful to look
at. The actual controller display is pretty small, and most of the excess
electronics have been moved to the mounting brackets to make way for two
ventilation holes on the front face. The grilles have clear airflow all the
way back into the bay to which the Eudemon would be mounted. One of the
interesting things mounted on the side was the battery…we’ll see what it does
a little later. The wiring consists of three temperature probes, three fan
control lines, and one four-pin Molex with a pass-through for power. The fan
cables have male/female converters on them that will make installation easy no
matter what kind of pins you have available.
Specifications
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Material |
Aluminum Front Panel
Steel Body |
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Color |
Silver |
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Black |
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DeviceSpace |
5.25"
driver device |
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Back light LCD Display |
3
sets of temperature display
(CPU ,SYS ,HDD)
3 sets of fan speed
display
(CPU ,SYS ,HDD)
Alarm clock display
Alarm speaker display
Date and Time display
Power and HDD sign display
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Fan Volt Inpute |
12V |
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Display Temp. Range |
0˘XC
~ 100˘XC ( 32˘XF ~ 212˘XF ) |
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Alarm Temp. Setting |
65˘XC
alarm 1 minute |
Beforehand Setting
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Temp. Range |
Display |
Fan Speed Level |
Supply Fan Volt |
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0˘XC ~ 13˘XC |
Nodisplay |
0 |
0V |
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14˘XC ~ 19˘XC |
14˘XC ~ 19˘XC |
LO |
1 |
6V |
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20˘XC ~ 25˘XC |
20˘XC ~ 25˘XC |
2 |
7.5V |
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26˘XC ~ 31˘XC |
26˘XC ~ 31˘XC |
3 |
9V |
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32˘XC ~ 37˘XC |
32˘XC ~ 37˘XC |
HI |
4 |
10V |
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38˘XC ~ 43˘XC |
38˘XC ~ 43˘XC |
5 |
11V |
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44˘XC ~ 50˘XC |
44˘XC ~ 50˘XC |
6 |
12V |
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