Thread: can I use this blower to cool my tower?
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Old 12-13-2007, 02:00 PM
cubby_swans cubby_swans is offline
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Originally Posted by Duff Beer View Post
Your'e on the right track. Look at my post here.
Blower Set Up
Duh, I have 2 old PC fans sitting right in front of me that I could build a box for easily. Hooked one up to the 1.5A power supply and it runs like a champ. Now I wonder, does the 1.5A power supply SUPPLY too much amperage to the fan, or does the fan only draw what it needs (.07A in this case). If the latter is true, I could easily wire both .07A fans to the power supply, and run one to cool the tower, and the other for more circulation inside the box. Plus, I'm a computer programmer, builder. I can get PC fans free all day long.

I tried hooking it up to the 5.2V cell phone charger and it didn't spin very fast.

Also, I believe the third wire is a 'speed' wire for the PC motherboard to determine the fan speed, and can be eliminated in my case.
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