Re:visionOS thermally throttles based on how much it hears t...
by whyoh on Sunday June 23, 2024 @06:39AM
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Because the RPM of a fan is not a 100% reliable indicator of its loudness. Sometimes a lower speed can even be louder than a higher one, because of certain resonances...
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Re:visionOS thermally throttles based on how much it hears t...
by FireBeyond on Sunday June 23, 2024 @12:01PM
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Presumably, knowing the fan you've installed into the device you've designed, you could map those noisy areas...
Re:visionOS thermally throttles based on how much it hears t...
by whyoh on Sunday June 23, 2024 @04:10PM
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Yes, that could work (it would need to be done for each fan individually, because of manufacturing variation). But it's still not guaranteed that the fan will keep working the same way in the future, after some use/deterioration or in untested conditions.