AC Infinity AIRPLATE T9, Quiet Cooling Fan System 18"

I've been using the AC Infinity cooling fan system for a while now, and overall, I'm impressed with its performance. The ultra-quiet operation is definitely a highlight - it's perfect for my home theater setup. The multi-speed controllers are also a great feature, allowing me to customize airflow and noise levels. However, I did expect a bit more power from the units for faster cooling. While they do a great job of keeping things cool, I found that they didn't quite match my expectations in terms of speed. That being said, I understand that more powerful fans often come with a trade-off in terms of noise. Despite this, I'm still happy with my purchase. The build quality is excellent, and the fans are durable and reliable. If you're looking for a quiet and effective cooling solution, I'd definitely recommend checking out AC Infinity. Also there support teannis amazing, I contacted them and asked them alot of questions from specs, to my cabinet design and size of which they recommended these.

This fan is very good. I have not really used the smart features of the fan because I have installed it to cool an inverter rather than in an enclosed cabinet space. That said, the fan itself has exceeded my expectations. It cools the inverter by 5 to 6 degrees Celsius. The fan is so efficient that the inverter's internal fans have, for the most part, stopped coming on because of how well the Airplate T9 cools it. It is also whisper quiet so the noise from the inverter's internal fans (which is the main reason I bought the T9) has essentially been eliminated. I am pleased with this purchase thus far.

I had placed my AVR in an ikea cabinet and it was getting hot enough to fry eggs. Installing this fan and smart controller was fantastic (very happy I chose this over the simple speed switch option) - amp now sits at a very reasonable 87 degrees. I really like the fact it comes with a temperature probe and a that the Smart controller varies the fan speed automatically. I set one fan to draw aide in and the other two to expel hot air. I'll keep an eye on this setup but for now it's working well. The only thing I would have liked to see would be a backing plate / flange to cover the slightly ragged edges of the holes I cut (the inbuilt flange covers the front but not the back) but overall I'm very happy and am sure I've now prevented a meltdown of my gear.

Amazing functionality is a quality, cost effective package. Bought a S9 to complete the flow package after the initial trial. They work together quietly to do the job accurately. Would definitely buy again.

I have been using these fans and controller since early November (about 5 months), and they have performed excellent! I'm very happy with this setup. I bought these to help cool my computer, which resides in a desk with a built in computer cabinet. The desk design does not really allow any air flow to the computer, and this setup was used in combination of a couple of other computer and desk modifications. My first impression of this product came with the packaging. The box for the fans and controller was shipped within another box with padding so as not to disrupt the products in transport. Upon opening the package, the products are very neatly organized and include additional packing material; very well thought out and securely placed so they can not shift with handling. The brushed metal finish looks amazing! Installation was straightforward; both the fan assembly and the digital control unit have plastic templates included, which help tremendously with the required drilling and cutting. Hardware is included, and there are bolt and nut fasteners and wood screws to use, depending on your method of installation. For my installation, the wiring included was a bit long, but this allows different mounting configurations. Some command hooks to hold the wiring on place was all I needed to clean up the interior appearance. I leave my unit on 24/7 connected to AC power in the "Smart" mode setting. The backlight can be configured to be on all the time, or set to automatically turn off after a few seconds (I chose this setting). Everything works as I need, the fans are quite quiet (can run full speed while watching movies and they aren't noticeable). This is a set it and forge it type of product

Maybe I'm missing something - but it seems like these are on or not, there's no speed control, no fan curve. Unfortunately, that leaves them being a little louder than I'd like. They're not obnoxiously loud, I am absolutely nitpicking here. Everything else, perfect. Looks great. Keeps my PC cabinet under 80 degrees. Only nitpick is I wish I could set a fan curve so it'd be quieter. Probably most people won't notice, so again take with a grain of salt there.

I’ve used AC Infinity for some AV stuff around the house and they continue to work great after years. This time had something a bit different. Wanted to enclose my Samsung heat pump combo washer dryers but they make a decent amount of heat. Used one of these for each side. They work phenomenal cutting drying time considerably and lowering power usage. They are quieter than then combos and even without them on they are still pretty quiet. Size is as expected but I do wish they had a bigger lip for less precise cutting requirements. Looking forward to having no issues for years.

After scouring the internet for a solution to make my own fan array for my office networking gear, switching, modem and VivoPC bundle, hidden in a nice little cabinet which was getting way too hot. I was so happy I found this T9 setup. It is a really nicely built product, not cheap feel in terms of hardware or aesthetics. Easy to install as it came with guides for cutting out, which were pretty much spot on in terms of size. No problems with wiring, USB and power are straight forward. Also there is a useful sticker mount for the temperature probe (Did not use yet as still deciding on where to trunk all the wiring). Operationally it works very well on auto/smart and at the one bar speed level it is whisper quiet and you cannot notice it (I sit about 2.5 meters away from the cabinet. I mounted two T9's as I plan to put a UPS in the other side but just waiting for the sound proofing. It did maintain temperature settings and mode when I turned the power off and back on again, which is a nice touch. Only one packaging quality disappointment (so if you are reading Bernard M), the T9 fan array comes with 4 optional wood screws and in the manual it says that the fan controller should also come with four wood screws, but in both my T9 boxes for the fan controller unit they were missing. Had to use the nuts and bolts which were fine, but form the inside of the cabinet it looks a little ugly. Overall it is a great product that does the job!

Ich habe einen Kellerraum als Herren-Lounge eingerichtet. Whiskey, Rotwein und eine gute Zigarre. So war es gedacht und als das erste Mal 4 Männer im kleinen Raum saßen und jeder eine Zigarre rauchte, da war es eine Nebelkammer. Eine Lösung musste her - für das kleine Kellerfenster. Nach vielen Recherchen bei Amazon bin ich auf diese Lüftereinheit gekommen. Sie sieht professionell und chick aus, ist theoretisch mit USB-Powerbanks zu betreiben und soll extrem leise sein. Ferner gibt es die Steuereinheit. Ein einfacher Karton wurde geliefert. Beim Öffnen die erste Begeisterung. Die Oberfläche sieht SEHR GUT aus und fühlt sich sehr wertig an. Es liegen Schablonen aus Kunststoff bei, so dass man leicht die Umrisse für das Ausschneiden anzeichnen kann - TOP. Da die Lüfter nicht in die Luft in den Raum hinein befördern sollten (Standard-Richtung), so musste ich 24 Schrauben lösen, die Lüfter herumdrehen und die Schrauben wieder befestigen (geht sehr gut und leicht von der Hand). Nach dem Ausschnitt aus dem Brett mit Holzbohrer am Akkuschrauber und einer Stichsäge, konnte ich die beiden Einheiten leicht einsetzen und miteinander verbinden (einfache USB-Stecker). Nun das Netzteil angeschlossen und über die Steuereinheit die volle Geschwindigkeit gewählt, war ich doch ein Bisschen enttäuscht über so wenig Luftbewegung. Doch als das Brett im Fenster platziert wurde und die Lüfter auf höchster Stufe liefen, war ich begeistert. Denn zum einen waren die Lüfter extrem leise und zum anderen war ausreichend Lufttransport nach Draußen vorhanden. Ich bin begeistert und kann dieses Lüftersystem zu 100 % empfehlen. Nur der Ordnung halber möchte ich erwähnen, dass ich keine professionellen oder bezahlten Bewertungen vornehme. Ich habe den Artikel zum vollen Preis gekauft und auch nachträglich keinen Rabatt oder andere Zuwendungen erhalten. Rezensionen sollen FAIR sein und objektiv von Kunde an Kunde gerichtet sein. MEINE EMPFEHLUNG !!!

My computer sits inside a desk cabinet (Hemnes computer desk from Ikea), I have an AMD8350 and a GTX970 in there so there was not enough fresh air even with 2 intake fans and 1 exhaust in the case. The exhaust hot air would eventually travel to the front and get feed inside again. Usually playing Fallout 4 I would reach 70c after 15min of play. *Quick review* Aesthetic is awesome Easy to install Easy to use 20c temperature drop inside cabinet. I installed the T9 on the side facing open space and the closest I could to the back of the cabinet where my computer exhaust fan is. I had long removed the front door to the cabinet and there is an opening on the bottom presumably for air flow and wires. With that setup I dropped the GPU temperature to 50c when gaming which is a big improvement and is perfectly fine. I admit that I'm too lazy to get my tower outside the cabinet and monitor the temperature for comparison but from memory it was between 40 and 50, so this T9 is very good at extracting the heat from my cabinet. *Long Review* I've set the control to smart mode at 30c. Which means that it will start at full power as soon as the temperature reach 30c and slowly decrease in speed as the temperature drops below 30c until a certain point (24 i think) where it will stop. My idle temperature is around 21 so when not in use the fans never turns. As soon as I start gaming the temperature rise quickly and so I needed the fan to start at full speed, no need to increase slowly since they will reach maximum speed within minutes anyway. When I stop gaming the temperature drops very quickly as well. Fans are very quiet, my stock cpu fan is a LOT louder than these even if it sits inside the case (a noise insulated Fractal case) inside a cabinet. When they run at full speed I can feel the air at the front getting sucked in. For my need the T9 was overkill, installed vertically, I can feel the top fan exhausting hot air but the bottom one is probably just sucking air from bottom cable vent and so exhaust cool air. A 2 fan model would have been sufficient and the 3 fan model fits pretty tight in the desk. But more is better than not enough. :) Connecting the T9 is very easy with the included 120V power adapter. Packaging was perfect, it feels premium when you open the box and well protected. One thing annoying I don't think the unit I got was new (maybe that it is the mystery rebate), the fans were mounted backward as intake instead of exhaust and one fan protector was not screwed properly. After making sure everything was functional I had to completely disassemble the fans to reverse them. Not so easy to do considering the cable management inside is very tight and there is no instruction to do so. You first have to flip them all and than turn them until you find a working alignment with the cables and casing. Overall this is more expansive than buying 3 good quality computer fans and installing them the same way but this is a lot more aesthetic and easy to control. A home made version would have required to somehow connect the fans to your computers power supply which would prevent you from easily get your case out of the cabinet and they would have been 100% on. You could add an external power adapter, some sort of fan controller or power switch to perfectly mimic the T9 setup and you would still be missing the Aesthetic and probably paid the same. If you need to extract hot air from a cabinet, get one of these AC Infinity product. PS: To those complaining that they don't work first make sure that they are installed has exhaust and not intake and second as they say MANY times in the instruction and in reply to bad review and such, you NEED some form of fresh air vent in your cabinet if you want to actually cool it. Hot air is not actual HEAT, Heat comes from moving electrons in your hardware and their heat is transferred to the surrounding air, the cooler the air the faster heat is extracted. The fans will create something like a wind tunel, sucking cool air from the fresh air vent, that cool air passes through your hardware, grabs heat, and gets ejected from the cabinet. So fan and fresh air placement is very important for maximum efficiency.

I couldn't have asked for better service and product. Great job.

Using it on my homebuilt server rack to force air through from the front of the disk storage (12 bays so generates quite a bit of heat) and its been great this summer. Previously the inbuilt fans on the DAS (direct attached storage) would ramp up from the default slowest of 1, to 2 or 3 when we had hot days. With this driving a gentle feed of air in addition it's stayed at 1 even on the hottest days, and the additional noise is only very slightly detectable, whereas the DAS going up to its 2nd speed is over twice the db of level 1. Great addition to the home server setup.

I liked the fan itself. It was quiet and seemed to move a fair amount of air. My problem was with the temperature display. The first time I ordered this model, the display was very crooked. Amazon's return processes was painless as always and I promptly ordered another one. I was very disappointed when the second fan display had the exact same problem. I contacted AC Infinity directly to find out if there was an issue with a certain run etc, but there was still no reply over two weeks later. Unfortunately the lack of customer support made me reluctant to keep it and hope that there wasn't a larger issue with the unit. It's a shame because this item suited my needs perfectly. Update 12/17/2015 - AC Infinity contacted me to tell me that the reason that they did not contact me was a problem with the email address on my form. They promptly addresses that problem. Now that I have a unit that is working as intended I have no problem changing my review to 5 stars. The fan moves a good amount of air and is quiet. The 'smart' mode ramps the fan speed up as the probe temperature is reached so that fan does not always run at high speed. It's a good feature. A company that has good customer support is much more valuable to me than a product that never has an issue and in this case they went out of their way to make it right.