What's wrong with this fan?

[therafox]

Hey all, I have a Vortice Vort Leto MEV (I believe it's this one) that I'm having trouble with. When it's turned on, the fan quickly starts making a noise as if something is stuck in it, here's a video:

fan noise

• therafox
• Yesterday at 11:57 AM

Soon after, it just stops working, presumably the circuit board turns it off due to the sensor indicating it's not spinning at the correct rpm.

I tried cleaning it and also it doesn't seem stuck when I manually try to spin the blades, so I wonder if I'm missing something here? If repairing it isn't possible, I wonder if it's possible to replace just the motor? The part number seems to be "BM 312325005-310V" but I couldn't find any references to this, other than a Vortice part list.

 

[Burnerman]

See the fan floating around on it's spindle?
Either it's loose or the motor bearings are kaput.
John

 

[Taylortwocities]

presumably the circuit board turns it off due to the sensor indicating it's not spinning at the correct rpm.

they arent THAT smart!

sounds like something in the fan. take it out and look behind.