Scythe Kaze Master II Fan Controller Review

Others/Miscelleneous by stefan @ 2012-04-09

The new fan controller from Scythe has retractable buttons which are useful in a number of cases, but also includes features like 12V start-up voltage, alarms or power feed control. The VFD display in front lets us check the current fan speeds and temperatures (in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit) for each channel.

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The Controller in Operation

When the Kaze Master II fan controller receives power, it’s display becomes very easy to read, on two lines, the first line representing the current RPM and the last the temperature on the respective channel. The display can be also configured to show degrees in Fahrenheit, by configuring the dip switches:

 

 

 

When we start up the computer, the fan controller will spin the fans to maximum speed for a very short while; at the last review when we took a look at some fans, we have seen that they tend to start moving at completely different voltage values, so Scythe has implemented this feature to make sure no fan remains stopped:

 

 

 

Another useful feature is the Power Feed Control, which cuts the power completely to the fan if no movement is detected for 15 seconds:

 

 

 

The Alarm setting can be also configured by using the dip switches, and when it is activated, we will hear multiple beeps from the controller, but also the fan speed will be set to maximum at the respective channel. If the temperature goes under the Alarm setting, then the fan speed will stabilize to the setting we put it at and the beeps will also stop:

 

 

 

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