Panaflo series of fans are very confusing. Some 92mm M1As have same .15a spec. as L1As,
then some have RPM monitoring like M1A BX versions w/c specifies .2a (must be noisy).
Shopping around I came across 92mm H1As rated .55a, I bought one and boy, this one's a screamer and it's not even the ultra U1A w/c is rated lower. Then, some don't have the country of manufactiure in the label, some are made in China and some made in Japan. How do we know w/c is a real Panaflo?
Ther website (http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/appliance/appliance_fans_home.htm) features only the non-BX models - who knows who really makes the BX models? Even worse, I lookd through ther website to get the contact details of the local distro in my country and the people there have no idea what a DC Fan or Panaflo is and mistook me for inquiring on electric fan appliance.
This is why I rather go for the Papst fans, which advertise their catalogs online and up-to-date and can be only bought in the local eBm distro (in my country). Actually I think the Papst 80mm NGML (rated .075a / 19 dBa) blows more air than the Panaflo 80mm M1A rated .14a and a bit noisier.
then some have RPM monitoring like M1A BX versions w/c specifies .2a (must be noisy).
Shopping around I came across 92mm H1As rated .55a, I bought one and boy, this one's a screamer and it's not even the ultra U1A w/c is rated lower. Then, some don't have the country of manufactiure in the label, some are made in China and some made in Japan. How do we know w/c is a real Panaflo?
Ther website (http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/appliance/appliance_fans_home.htm) features only the non-BX models - who knows who really makes the BX models? Even worse, I lookd through ther website to get the contact details of the local distro in my country and the people there have no idea what a DC Fan or Panaflo is and mistook me for inquiring on electric fan appliance.
This is why I rather go for the Papst fans, which advertise their catalogs online and up-to-date and can be only bought in the local eBm distro (in my country). Actually I think the Papst 80mm NGML (rated .075a / 19 dBa) blows more air than the Panaflo 80mm M1A rated .14a and a bit noisier.