Bolt 6 XT Max Transmitter Fan Noise Issue
Hey all, I am hoping to get some insight to an issue I am having with one of my Bolt 6 XT Max Transmitters.
The fan inside is making a terrible noise, loud enough we've had to call cut on set and see about getting a replacement from a rental house. I have taken the shell off, and there doesn't seem to be anything obstructing the fan. It'll spin inside the magnetized base, then it appears to ... I dunno, spin too fast for it's own good? Almost like it goes off-axis while spinning.
If I put the lightest amount of pressure on it, it immediately quiets down. and seems to run more efficiently. Video of the problem attached.
If anyone might have any insight to help solve the problem, I'd prefer if I didn't have to send it in for service and be down a kit.
In the video I did put light pressure on the fan and it quiet down for a minute, then after putting it upright, went back to making the loud hum.
Thanks all!
First thing that comes to mind is that it might have lost some of it’s bearings. Tends to happen when people blow out dust from their cooling fans and let them spin super fast, faster than they’re meant to spin. Seen it in all kinds of cooling fans for electronics. Before blowing out the dust with air, stop the fan from moving and then blow. Same goes when using suction. For a quick and more defined answer, I’d send the description and video to an electronic repair shop. They’d probably know what that sound is for sure.