Silencing the Ubiquiti US-16XG 10G switch
I recently got a Unifi US-16-XG to create a 10G backbone in my Lab/Home Infra. I love the switch but the 30mm fans make too much noise for my taste and I decided to mod the switch. This was one of the easiest mods I had ever done. Here's the shopping list: - Two unique 30mm to 40mm 3D printed from a friend or a 3D shop in your neighborhood. I placed a copy of the 3D models I used <here> . The official link is here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4143421 - Two Noctua 40mm PWM fans (Model: NF-A4x20 FLX) - Two Noctua Ultra-Low-Noise adapters (NA-RC-12) - a Philipps screwdriver :) Here are a few pictures from the Build: US-16-XG with the original Fans: These are standard 3-pin connectors, no soldering required. Positioning the air ducts: Assembling the anti-vibration fan mounts: Final fan position after cutting the anti-vibration mounts. I tried using the US-16-XG without low noise adapters. I didn't quite like it (still too noisy). I tried the low-noise adapters from N...