Mont
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September 30th, @12:27AM
| Need fan to exhaust air from my enclosure for my cpu ?
I need to find a way to connect some fans but it can't be a usb fan connected to the pc since i would like to connect them to the electric outlet but also i would to know how should i put them on all 5 holes or some and which hole should be an intake or exhaust ?
thanks for any suggestion. |
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September 30th, @12:34AM
| Pick up a 12V wall wart somewhere. You might even have a spare one kicking around that you don't care about. Then just splice the wires on it and connect them to the fans, or if you want to do a better job buy a barrel connector from Radio Shack so you don't have to do any splicing.
Is this a completely enclosed space? Looks to me like the white in the picture is the wall. If that is indeed the fact, just move the piece of furniture away from the wall a little, that should allow adequate airflow with no need for fans.
If it is fully enclosed then fans should be mounted such that they exhaust air. |
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Mont
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September 30th, @12:57AM
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thanks , here's how it look like.
I can't advance the desktop so fans are my only choice.
Also do it put the fans in the on the enclosure side or the outside ? |
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| said by Mont  :Also do it put the fans in the on the enclosure side or the outside ? Doesn't matter, do whichever you prefer. It's just the direction of the fans that matter. |
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SmokChsr
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I'd place the fan in the top hole blowing out. Actually with the clearance over the top of the PC I wouldn't think you would have a big heat issue there.
To keep the noise down, if you do need a fan to assist, would be to use a fan that has twice the voltage rating of the supply. ie 12V Fan 6V wall wart. It'll fun slower and quieter, and should still move plenty of air. |
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