Why you need a Hush Box - Silencing a Loud Projector

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My small home projector is too loud, so I built a Hush Box for it, a simple design to silence your loud projector while also keeping it safe from my kids. It now lives happily in a hush box underneath my coffee table. Let me show you how to make one yourself.
Noctua Quiet Fan, USB powered: amzn.to/3OInk2j

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  • @TheGrantAlexander
    @TheGrantAlexander2 жыл бұрын

    Nicely done Yves! I wish you had a decibel meter to see how much quieter you made it!

  • @daimeon666
    @daimeon6662 жыл бұрын

    Very nicely done. Planning to do a hushbox myself soon(ish), hartelijk dank!

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Daniel! (Graag gedaan) from what I can tell you are into making stuff and BJJ, those happen to be my hobbies as well :)

  • @cadfire1047
    @cadfire1047 Жыл бұрын

    Good solution! thanks for sharing

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much sir!

  • @dmitryklimov9706
    @dmitryklimov9706 Жыл бұрын

    Would love to know how much noise it helped to get rid of!

  • @CrudeButEfficient
    @CrudeButEfficient2 жыл бұрын

    Better to build a hush box for the tech than for the kids... 😁 Would be interesting to put a temp sensor by the fan out of the projector, and compare the temperature for it standing free and living in a box.

  • @SawekWyup
    @SawekWyup Жыл бұрын

    Hi! So what can you say about this build? How’s the sound improved and do you have any problems with thermals? I’m thinking of building something similar but as with all new unknown things there’s a lot questions.

  • @Heart0rHead
    @Heart0rHead10 ай бұрын

    Why no sound demo after all the work?

  • @gurqhan
    @gurqhan2 жыл бұрын

    nice work & labor there, I would suggest you to place noctua into inside corridor , and not leave too much space on the outer wall of box, this will be more efficient both in terms of cooling & sound dampening. extra tip sound likes to escape from space so the lesser space the better. so you better use 92mm fans

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Gürkan, i’ll keep that in mind if I go for version 2.0 in the future.

  • @FetterMuncher666
    @FetterMuncher666Ай бұрын

    What Size fan did you use ? Any particularly quiet brand or type? Using the projector USB for power is genius

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    Ай бұрын

    Its a NOCTUA pc fan, those are very silent. 12centimeters in diameter

  • @Justin-fy7xk
    @Justin-fy7xk Жыл бұрын

    Interesting Hushbox you have there Yves. Never heard of using the projectors own usb port for power. A stroke of genius that. I have just bought the fan. i just checked it plugged in to the usb but im not sure whether to go ahead yet because the fan still seems to be a bit loud because its running at full pelt. I was wondering if it was slowed down slightly it would obviously be better but there again would it be able to suck enough hot air out of the projector. Perhaps i would also need a intake fan both running half speed maybe. I have tried just putting some cusions around the projector without blocking the fans and that seems to cut the sound of the projectors fans down quite a bit and makes movie viewing much better. Its a project I look forward to due to your idea. Thanks

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks justin, I wish you best of luck in yr build. My noctua fan also makes some noise when at “full pelt” as you said. But it’s a constant hum, the projector own fan has a life of its own. It would go loud AF, then silent, then back on full speed. Drawing attention like a 3y old :). We’ve recently added a small bluetooth speaker when viewing films and then you cannot hear the Fan at all. I’d love to see a pic of the end result sir. My email is in my youtube channels contact page.

  • @Justin-fy7xk

    @Justin-fy7xk

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ProjectsandThings Yes am thinking of the best thing to do, One thing about the fans in my sim2 lumis projector is that they do run at a constant speed, No annoying variations. It s not really been a big problem but if i could at least minimise the sound it would be so much better. I have thought of just mounting it on the wall but there again the noise is not much better. Its just above my head at the moment. No real perfect solutions but i will try something. I will let you know how i get on. cheers.

  • @FetterMuncher666
    @FetterMuncher666Ай бұрын

    Just one fan? Don't you need intake and outtake?

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    Ай бұрын

    The fan on the outtake faces out, which creates a lower pressure inside the box. The fan in the projector itself blows out into the box. And since you have lower pressure in the box . The outside fresh air on the intake side gets sucked in. (Or pushes itself in, depending on if you look at it as a physicist or a vacuum salesman:)

  • @petervdbranden
    @petervdbranden2 жыл бұрын

    Netjes gemaakt Yves

  • @oddursb
    @oddursb2 жыл бұрын

    Hi thanks for a great video. I just got me this fan. There is no usb converter cable included. Could you please link me to the one you're using?

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hej Oddur, apologies, I seemed to have linked the wrong Noctua fan in the description. I now looked for the correct one and I have updated the description link. So please check there sir. I don't believe youtube allows URL posting here in the comments

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    2 жыл бұрын

    and good luck with the build!

  • @shifterverse
    @shifterverse Жыл бұрын

    Great bit of DIY. What would you express the reduction as in percentage? Absolute nightmare trying to quieten a projector because of the bloody heat. Soundproof=Waterproof in principle but so difficult when you need some bloody airflow!

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!! I don’t have a decibel meter but I’d say a 40/50% reduction in sound. The box almost kills all the fan noise from the projector itself, and most of what you hear now is the quiet hum of the Noctua fan on the side, which keeps thr airflow good and the projector has never overheated.

  • @shifterverse

    @shifterverse

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ProjectsandThings thanks for the info! I'm going to have to give it a crack, my projector is a big 4k thing though, makes a gigantic racket and can actually heat a room from cold 😂 probably need an empty room size box to ensure enough air flow in fairness

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    Жыл бұрын

    @@shifterverse wow, good luck! My box is about 4x the size of the actual projector, if that helps anything. And maybe if it’s a bigass projector, it could be possible to change out the built in fan for a quiet one? Just a thought .

  • @iamdmc
    @iamdmc2 жыл бұрын

    this is a sure fire way to kill your projector!

  • @bridgetmartin4946
    @bridgetmartin4946 Жыл бұрын

    Is there anywhere to buy something like this? I don't have a woodworking shop in my garage.

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    Жыл бұрын

    Hej Bridget, sorry for the late reply, I don’t know is the only answer I can give you. I assume they make these for higher end projectors that need to be built into ceilings etc, cause they make A LOT of noise. But for smaller ones the only thing I’ve seen is s DIY solution. Perhaps ask a creative friend or neighbor to make one of these? All the best!

  • @avocadotoast0113
    @avocadotoast01132 жыл бұрын

    Would a remote control still work through all the insulation?

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    2 жыл бұрын

    It only works through the glass, there is a sensor right next to it. But I only need the remote to turn it on and off. The other settings are a one-off as I mostly attach the same laptop to it

  • @salmanamri4765

    @salmanamri4765

    Жыл бұрын

    Buy IR extender

  • @MrSchijtzooi
    @MrSchijtzooi Жыл бұрын

    How does your remote work now?

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Roger, the sensor for the remote is next to the lens, so I can point my remote at the glass at the front and it turns on. After that it only has to do the exact same thing each time, so the remote is merely an on-off switch:)

  • @joostvanputte
    @joostvanputte2 жыл бұрын

    Niet bang dat t ondanks je (extra fan) toch te warm wordt voor je beamer?

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    2 жыл бұрын

    So far so good Joost. Gisteren nog een filmpje van 2u bekeken en nadien was het in de die bak gevoelsmatig niet veet warmer dan als ie 5min bezig is. Moet nog eens checken met een thermometer voor echte referentie:)

  • @riks.1773

    @riks.1773

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ProjectsandThings ik zou de fans via apart usb voeden of dikke capacitor zodat die toch zeker 5min nadat projector uit is kan nakoelen, zal de levensduur tegemoet komen 😅

  • @riks.1773
    @riks.17732 жыл бұрын

    Getemperd glas ?, wordt redelijk warm zo voor de lens 😕

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    2 жыл бұрын

    Het is geen getemperd glas Rik. Je hebt een punt:). Wel , als het ooit tot een barst of kleine explosie komt, dan zet ik er een getemperde versie in. Merci voor de tip :)

  • @elwyndude
    @elwyndude Жыл бұрын

    10:11 I cant be the only one triggered by the metal cover not being level

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    Жыл бұрын

    So far you are the first, and well spotted, I haven’t even noticed it. But then again that side is to the window and i never see it :)

  • @elwyndude

    @elwyndude

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ProjectsandThings LOL yeah I probably am like that. But great job. I had a projector and should have done something like this.

  • @dengyun846
    @dengyun8465 ай бұрын

    That shop is huuuge. Even by American standards. Mine (near Zurich) is a garage that can't even fit a car :(

  • @ProjectsandThings

    @ProjectsandThings

    5 ай бұрын

    Good thing I don’t do American standards:) it’s a place I rent here in Belgium. I had a tiny gardenhouse first, then a tiny garage and when that was too small I found this shop. I found out that, once I got a bigger shop, bigger projects started coming in, so I can afford to keep the lights on in here :)

  • @dengyun846

    @dengyun846

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@ProjectsandThings yeah I'm unemployed at the moment (partly by choice), and would love to build some tables to help with rent but the thought of dealing with 2m boards makes me hesitate. I do somehow have an SCM combo slider, bandsaw, and dust collector in there though, so I should make something soon!

  • @jonathanbaker2185
    @jonathanbaker21852 жыл бұрын

    ✅ Promo-SM!!!

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