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Est. 1988


VME-6U-COOL - Keep Your Hardware Cool - Fan board with up to 12 positions
Zero slot fans available


VME 6U Cool board shown with 4 zero slot fans installed


VME-6U-COOL has 12 positions for Fans to be mounted. In a chassis with adequate side wall venting all of the positions can be filled. For a chassis with sealed side walls and lid at most 6 positions should be filled to allow for air re-circulation. The fans can be mounted to blow from the back to the front [Forward] or from front to back [Reverse].

The zero slot fans are designed for low intrustion on either side of the PCB. .105" on the rear for the F model and .08" for the R model. The low profile fans used have 5.2 CFM using 12V. The fans draw 50 mA each for a maximum of 600 mA on the 12V rail with a completely filled board.

Standard profile fans can be used in place of the low profile ones to provide more air flow per fan. Approximately 8 CFM per fan. The current is higher as well. 5V fans are used in place of 12V ones when the current required approaches 1A. The standard profile fans may require a double wide panel in many cases.

With the 6U board oriented with the VME connector down and the bezel up; the fans are numbered left to right top to bottom. There are 12 positions in an array. 4 per row and 3 rows. For example VME-6U-COOL-F-5678 would have 4 fans installed in the center row and would blow from the solder side to the component side of the Cool board . This will have the effect of blowing on the rear of the card in front of the Cool board. In many cases the R version will be preferred to send air directly on the components of the card behind.


  • 1 year warranty
  • Quantity discounts available

  • VME-6U-Cool Ordering Information

  • VME-6U-COOL-X-123456789ABC
    X = R for Reverse => blow to the rear onto the component side of the card behind
    X = F for Forward => blow to the front onto the solder side of the card ahead

    Select Fan positions 1-12 [1-C] any quantity can be installed. Remember to allow for recirculation as needed
    Standard fans are zero slot 12V 5.2 CFM.

    For higher velocity fans add -HV to the end of the part number. 5 or 12 V fans will be used. A double wide front panel will be installed


    Please select your fan options and orientation below
    Install locations - please fill in the locations and direction of the air flow. The default selection is "NI Not-installed locations.
    Fan direction:
    F= Fan blowing back to front
    R= Fan blowing front to back


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