I have this box and i am trying to put two fans i got from a computer to it but the fans have three wire each a red, blue, and black one. Can anyone please tell me on how to hook it up? I tried to use a phone charger like everyone says but it only has two wire and i tried every combination possible. Please plus rep to anyone who can help me out.
How to hook up pc fans. PLEASE HELP??
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darkdestruction420
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How to turn a PC fan into an exhaust or intake fan?
How to turn a PC fan into an exhaust or intake fan?
Contributed by: Flowerman
Images archived: 2001
Just for fun, I wanted to show how easy it is to turn a PC fan into an intake, or into an exhaust fan. The fan I am using is quite small, but the objective is still the same. The first step is to find or buy a 12v DC plug adapter. This fan here is rated at 80cfm, which will work for a small box set-up.
Here's is some info on the 12v DC adapter: (Model 420A4141)
Output (DC) 12.0V @ 500mA
Output Voltage VDC(1)
Input 108VAC
Output Volts @ 100% Load 10.20
Input 132VAC
Output Volts @ 100% Load 13.60
Input 132VAC
Output Volts @ 10% Load 17.40
UL(2) UL*
CSA(3) L
Plug(4) 1
Simply cut the wires at the end, and strip down about a ¼ inch of bare wire is showing.
If you don’t know which wire to wire up, for instance they’re all black wires, don’t worry, it will only work one way, and if wired wrong, will simply not work at all. But the idea is, black to black, red to red. This one here that I used, had one black and one red coming from the fan, and from the adapter, one black and one black and white. The black and white wire from the adapter got wired to the all black wire from the fan. And the all black wire from the adapter, gets wired to the all red wire from the fan.
To add another fan, just connect the wires of the same together. All black goes with black, all red goes with red. So you would still only use 2 connectors all together. Here’s a few more pictures. But for the most part, I just wanted to show how simple it is. Make sure you get an adapter which is rated DC for the output.
Finished
Testing
Also a worthwhile consideration is places like radio shack and grainger also have nice 4" muffin fans that move as much as 200 cfm and more, which run on 110 vac. They come with a handy power cord that has a special connector on one end for the fan and a plug on the other end for plugging into the wall socket or humistat / thermostat
Images archived: 2001
Just for fun, I wanted to show how easy it is to turn a PC fan into an intake, or into an exhaust fan. The fan I am using is quite small, but the objective is still the same. The first step is to find or buy a 12v DC plug adapter. This fan here is rated at 80cfm, which will work for a small box set-up.
Here's is some info on the 12v DC adapter: (Model 420A4141)
Output (DC) 12.0V @ 500mA
Output Voltage VDC(1)
Input 108VAC
Output Volts @ 100% Load 10.20
Input 132VAC
Output Volts @ 100% Load 13.60
Input 132VAC
Output Volts @ 10% Load 17.40
UL(2) UL*
CSA(3) L
Plug(4) 1
Simply cut the wires at the end, and strip down about a ¼ inch of bare wire is showing.
If you don’t know which wire to wire up, for instance they’re all black wires, don’t worry, it will only work one way, and if wired wrong, will simply not work at all. But the idea is, black to black, red to red. This one here that I used, had one black and one red coming from the fan, and from the adapter, one black and one black and white. The black and white wire from the adapter got wired to the all black wire from the fan. And the all black wire from the adapter, gets wired to the all red wire from the fan.
To add another fan, just connect the wires of the same together. All black goes with black, all red goes with red. So you would still only use 2 connectors all together. Here’s a few more pictures. But for the most part, I just wanted to show how simple it is. Make sure you get an adapter which is rated DC for the output.
Finished
Testing
Also a worthwhile consideration is places like radio shack and grainger also have nice 4" muffin fans that move as much as 200 cfm and more, which run on 110 vac. They come with a handy power cord that has a special connector on one end for the fan and a plug on the other end for plugging into the wall socket or humistat / thermostat
Favre2Harvin
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Hey guys I just baught this fan a few days ago and wanna install it but theres a few extra wires besides the black and red, heres some pictures any ideas on what wires to cut?? thanks
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This is an effective way to do it without cutting up your AC adapter!!!! Love it!
supposed to run at 5v but I used a 9v adapter. this guy has one of those multivolt adapters
This is an effective way to do it without cutting up your AC adapter!!!! Love it!
supposed to run at 5v but I used a 9v adapter. this guy has one of those multivolt adapters
Favre2Harvin
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Damn I will try that shit and see iif it works thats sweet man thanks.
Pipe Dream
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From what I have read if your not sure which wires to use or cut, it will only work one way.
darkdestruction420
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cut the red and black as normal, ignore the white one.
darkdestruction420
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sure,but they will split the power between them, reducing speeds if youve got powerful fans, i can only hook up 2 of mine before i notice them not running as fast.(ie 2 is ok, 3 run noticabley slower.)
yancey
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kool thanx darkdestruction
gooshpoo
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Red= + Black = Negative
The others are for LED's PC fans can run effective with 12 V Applied to them the more fans you hook up in series will result with slower fan speed. if your using a single fan and want to reduce fan speed and dont have a potentiometer throw a resistor in there . it will also lower noise from a fan running at full blast.
The others are for LED's PC fans can run effective with 12 V Applied to them the more fans you hook up in series will result with slower fan speed. if your using a single fan and want to reduce fan speed and dont have a potentiometer throw a resistor in there . it will also lower noise from a fan running at full blast.
AudiA6Driver
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Ya the best way is to just use an old pc power supply, ive blown a couple little DC adapters they dont really power much lol, most used computer places will sell them for like 15 bucks, if you dont just have an old one laying around, then theres no cutting wires and you can buy normal pc fan controllers and all the jazz lol. Ive got 4 pc fans in my box, 3 157cfm and 1 97cfm so i needed a little more than a normal plug in DC adapter
Hack Benjamen
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Thanks to everyone for all the helpful answers, we're working on a GB and that was the one thing we had left to buy for the actual box itself and you just made it that much easier.