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Old 12-13-2007, 09:41 PM
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Yes the fan will only draw as much current as it needs. I never had any luck with getting any fans to blow air into my tower, I tried to funnel it down but the air thru the fan blades just wanted to stall. Did not try putting one in a box and then put the cooling tube in the box. Perhaps that's the trick, the box must act like a plenum chamber with enough volume not to stall the fan. If it works, it works. Nice to see new ideas for tower cooling, especially the inexpensive ones.
alright... that was what I thought regarding the amperage pulled by the fan. I do plan on building a box to house the fan, and use a hole saw to cut the fan hole and a hole for the tube to deliver the air to the tower. I didn't realize the box size could stall the fan but I think I understand how that makes sense. I will definitely experiment, I have plenty of scrap material around the house to run with this. The only thing I need to buy is some tubing. I'll probably work on it this weekend, and post some results when done. Should be a 5 dollar project....
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