Beyond Posted January 15, 2024 Report Posted January 15, 2024 On 7/25/2022 at 6:45 PM, Clouds said: Hi folks, I've had the V71 since it came out and for quite some years now have been wondering if it's possible to replace the front I/O with more up-to-date tech, instead of the old USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports, but keeping the mic and headphone ports? Thanks in advance! Hey Clouds, I was wondering what you ended up doing in terms of trying to update the case? I went over all of ThermalTake's current cases and even looked at a view videos listed as "The top cases of 2023" as well as going over all the advertised cases for CES 2024. Perhaps it's so hard to find a similar case to the V71 because people nowadays use DAS/NAS systems attached to their set-up and would avoid having all that extra room taken up by the HDD bays. Quote
Bendr80 Posted January 17, 2024 Report Posted January 17, 2024 Good afternoon, the microcircuit on the controller board burned out. How can I find out the markings? I can fix it myself and it’s not difficult for me. marking on the GoFaF chip. What kind of microcircuit is this? Or maybe there is a diagram of this controller board (qb-1308-1 fan). Quote
hery10 Posted February 1, 2024 Report Posted February 1, 2024 On 1/17/2024 at 10:05 AM, Bendr80 said: Good afternoon, the microcircuit on the controller board burned out. How can I find out the markings? I can fix it myself and it’s not difficult for me. marking on the GoFaF chip. What kind of microcircuit is this? Or maybe there is a diagram of this controller board (qb-1308-1 fan). thank you so much good informention. Quote
raritetvidali Posted May 14, 2024 Report Posted May 14, 2024 On 1/17/2024 at 7:35 AM, Bendr80 said: Good afternoon, the microcircuit on the controller board burned out. How can I find out the markings? I can fix it myself and it’s not difficult for me. marking on the GoFaF chip. What kind of microcircuit is this? Or maybe there is a diagram of this controller board (qb-1308-1 fan). Hello. My controller board is slightly different, but I think the chip is the same. This is WS5203 monolithic synchronous buck regulator. Quote
raritetvidali Posted May 18, 2024 Report Posted May 18, 2024 I will also tell you about the difficulties I encountered and how I solved them. As mentioned above, some hard drives do not fit the case mounts. I have this enterprise class drive HGST Ultrastar HUH721008ALE604. I simply cut off one of the tabs on the mount. The fan at the bottom of the case is easily attached to the holes in the grill using flat screws. But I used rubber fasteners. I inserted the rubber bands so that the bottom of the case fit into the bottom slot. In this case, the fan is slightly raised. However, at high speeds the dust filter began to rattle. To fix this, I bought a soft window seal 1 mm thick (it looks exactly the same as the one glued to the bottom of the feet, only thicker) and pasted it over the dust filter around the edges. To ensure that the feet do not interfere with installation, they can be removed by carefully peeling off the seal under which the screws are hidden. Beyond 1 Quote
raritetvidali Posted May 18, 2024 Report Posted May 18, 2024 Now I’ll tell you about the fan controller. The case uses non-standard fans with a modified board. In standard fans, the yellow wire is used for the speed sensor. In Core V71 fans, 12 V is supplied via the yellow wire to power the backlight. This is why standard fans cannot be connected to the built-in controller. If you remove the yellow wire from the connector or cut it off, you can connect a standard fan to the controller and the speed switching will work. But you can't control the backlight. The problem is that the markings of the built-in fans are exactly the same as the standard ones. Immediately after purchasing the case, I decided to install a fourth fan on top and bought another TT-2030 on Ebay. However, the fan sent was standard. It has a non-switchable backlight and a speed sensor. The speed of the built-in fans cannot be read, only the backlight glows slightly. It also turned out that in the High mode of the controller, the fans are supplied with a voltage of 9 V, and in the Low mode - 6 V. Even at 6 V, the fans seemed noisy to me, so I made cables with a 10 Ohm resistor to slow down the fans. Now they are silent. Although Thermaltake's website states that the fans start at 9V, there were no startup problems. Beyond 1 Quote
raritetvidali Posted July 6, 2024 Report Posted July 6, 2024 Changed the power connector to SATA and removed the wire with the Molex. At the same time, I washed off the remaining flux from the PCB. Beyond 1 Quote
raritetvidali Posted September 20, 2024 Report Posted September 20, 2024 Made my own fan controller, compatible with all standard fans plus ARGB backlight. The High button turns on 12V to the fans, Low - 7V. The voltage is regulated using resistors on the cable. The backlight is switched off by simply opening the 5 V contact on the connectors. Advantages: 1. When turned on, the Low mode is enabled. 2. Only simple electronic components are used. 3. In the High mode, 12 V is supplied. 4. Compatible with any standard fans and ARGB backlighting. 5. It is possible to read the rotation speed of fans. Flaws: 1. Power losses due to heating on resistors in the Low mode. Since only images are allowed to be posted here, I am attaching a link to the archive in Google Drive. The archive contains schematic diagrams for one and two ARGB connectors, projects for Proteus, components for import into Proteus libraries, ready-made Gerber files and a list of used components and materials with several diagrams for making cables. In projects for Proteus, the simulation does not work. I took components only for the necessary landing places on the board (3 mm LED and tactile switch). https://drive.google.com/file/d/180CQmgS7LoAZ1zt3TxKDmd6Ngqe86rNK/view?usp=sharing Quote
Michael7 Posted September 23, 2024 Report Posted September 23, 2024 thanks https://community.thermaltake.com/ for sharing this Quote
Michael7 Posted September 23, 2024 Report Posted September 23, 2024 "Thanks to everyone for sharing such valuable insights about the Core V71! It's great to see so many creative solutions for upgrades and modifications. I’ve been using this case for a while and am planning to add some extra fans. The ideas shared here, especially about managing fan noise and upgrading controllers, are super helpful. I'll definitely be looking into the custom fan controller shared by @raritetvidali! Appreciate all the tips!" Quote
Pereira Posted January 16 Report Posted January 16 Does anyone know if they have been discontinued? __________________________________________________________________ Skysmotor sells the following products online: Servo Motors, Nema 34 Reducer, Spindle Motor, Stepper Motor and can be purchased online if needed. Quote
raritetvidali Posted January 16 Report Posted January 16 I didn't find any mention of this on Thermaltake's website. You'll have to ask their support. In my country, you can still buy the case for about $600, which is much more than the $250 I paid in 2023. So most likely, the supply is gone and they are selling the leftovers. Quote
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