Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: How Many Fans to Put on a Digital Show?

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Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 10-26-2014, 02:07 PM:

Digital could not happen without the loyal support of its many fans.

How many fans are in an NEC NC1200C? I think there are 10 but maybe those are only the ones that are tracked. Are there more?

I amuse myself by silly things like adding up how many fans it takes to put on a digital performance. With the recent notice of an 8th fan in the DSS-200 I think my count is up to 33 (plus one more seasonally within the rooftop A/C condenser). That includes three in the PC which I justify including as it's used for bookings, keys, and setup software. No library system or satellite gear though.

Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 10-26-2014, 04:29 PM:

It is closer to 13 on the NC1200C [Razz]

Posted by Buck Wilson (Member # 5885) on 10-26-2014, 08:22 PM:

I'm a sucker for worthless stats as well.

I've figured recently about hard drives in this building...

This building just turned 10 years old. Just a baby yet. We opened with 12 functioning hard drives.

Today, and I'm not certain on this figure, but there are now AT LEAST 88.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 10-26-2014, 10:22 PM:

Back in the film days I once tried to count up how many motors it takes to put on a movie. The projector and exhaust fan, one in each amp, then there is the popcorn machine, computers, HVAC, and the vacuum cleaner. I don't even remember the total. About a dozen more have been added since digital came in!

I counted up how many motors were in my car once too...quite a few in there too (engine, wiper, heater, starter, windows...)

Posted by Fabio Conti (Member # 8446) on 10-27-2014, 03:25 AM:

There are:
20 fan in the Sony srxr515p
1 exhaust fan
7 fan in the sony server
[Smile]

Posted by Marcel Birgelen (Member # 6801) on 10-27-2014, 09:08 AM:

quote: Steve Kraus
Digital could not happen without the loyal support of its many fans.

The most loyal fans of digital are the studios, do they count in the total amount of blow? [Smile]