Cooling fans - DIY?

[mUAr_cHEe]

hello... has anyone tried to make their own cooling fans with PC power supply and PC cooling Fans??

i was trying... but cant seem to get it going... understand that nowadays power supplies need motherboard to run... but i follow an online guide.. made a jumper.. connect it.. but can seem to work??

anyone tried yet and it worked??

[Assillian]

My fren DIY one for me, he use a NO ballast and just connect the PC fan to it.

[Dotty1313]

hello... has anyone tried to make their own cooling fans with PC power supply and PC cooling Fans??

i was trying... but cant seem to get it going... understand that nowadays power supplies need motherboard to run... but i follow an online guide.. made a jumper.. connect it.. but can seem to work??

anyone tried yet and it worked??

Hi,

No need to use the PC power supply (you waste electricity since they are normally rated 250W and above). Just get a variable transformer (those that plug directly into the electric socket) and fix up a connector (can get it at Sim Lim for <$2) - do make sure that the current rating of the transformer is greater than your PC fan. Most PC fans uses 12VDC.

Regards...

Dotty

[salted fish]

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[ryan]

i've done it before...

get the adapter/transformer from sim lim TOWER...

just match the voltage and make sure amperage is higher than that of the fans you are connecting... i presume the fans are DC fans...

if the amperage of the adapter you get is too low it will overheat and burn out in a short timespan...

thats what i read somewhere before...

electrical gurus out there correct me if i'm wrong...

[Warsteiner]

Y so troublesome???? jus get a 230v fan lor... Sim Lim selling mah..

[mUAr_cHEe]

wah wah wah....

one time so many suggestions.... heehee...

me using it to ventilate my MH ahz....

not cool down tank... forgot to add that...

[mUAr_cHEe]

by the way... my objective is to cool down the ballast... not the bulb...