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12v 300ma transformers to power pc case fans?
I have a few old transformers that output 12volts at 300milliamps.
I was wondering if it was all that important to use resistors to get the current within the stated specs for a pc case fan I wanted to try to run on it. I have a fan that states 0.2amps and another that states 0.45amps. Would it matter much if I used this transformer for either of these fans as it is now? Or would it likely ruin either fan? |
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12v 300ma transformers to power pc case fans?
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I have a few old transformers that output 12volts at 300milliamps. I was wondering if it was all that important to use resistors to get the current within the stated specs for a pc case fan I wanted to try to run on it. I have a fan that states 0.2amps and another that states 0.45amps. Would it matter much if I used this transformer for either of these fans as it is now? Or would it likely ruin either fan? This is not a repair issue. Current is something that's available, and something that's used, not something that is forced. So if you have a power supply that supplies more current than the load requires, the load merely takes what current it needs, and leaves the rest. It is voltage that is forced. Connect something to a voltage supply that is higher than needed, and you may burn out that something. Connect soemthing to a voltage supply that is lower than needed, and it likely won't work because there's not enough voltage. On the other hand, some of those AC adaptors are marginal. They expect to work with a certain current load, and thus they can be made cheaper. If they aren't loaded to the specs, the voltage may be higher than it says in the specs. Those expect the load to bring the voltage down to where it should be. WIth those ac adaptors, connecting a lower current fan may mean the voltage is higher than desired, and that may be bad for the fan. It depends on how much higher the voltage. Michael |
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"Ancient_Hacker" wrote in
oups.com: wrote: I have a few old transformers that output 12volts at 300milliamps. I was wondering if it was all that important to use resistors to get the current within the stated specs for a pc case fan I wanted to try to run on it. I have a fan that states 0.2amps and another that states 0.45amps. Would it matter much if I used this transformer for either of these fans as it is now? Or would it likely ruin either fan? Why not use the Pc's power supply? It's there, convenient, probably able to handle quite a few more amps of load, and automatically switche4d at the right times. because he has these xfmrs laying around waiting to be used! ;-) -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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Jim Yanik wrote:
"Ancient_Hacker" wrote in oups.com: wrote: I have a few old transformers that output 12volts at 300milliamps. I was wondering if it was all that important to use resistors to get the current within the stated specs for a pc case fan I wanted to try to run on it. I have a fan that states 0.2amps and another that states 0.45amps. Would it matter much if I used this transformer for either of these fans as it is now? Or would it likely ruin either fan? Why not use the Pc's power supply? It's there, convenient, probably able to handle quite a few more amps of load, and automatically switche4d at the right times. because he has these xfmrs laying around waiting to be used! ;-) Maybe its not being used on a pc, who knows. NT |
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"Ancient_Hacker" ) writes:
wrote: I have a few old transformers that output 12volts at 300milliamps. I was wondering if it was all that important to use resistors to get the current within the stated specs for a pc case fan I wanted to try to run on it. I have a fan that states 0.2amps and another that states 0.45amps. Would it matter much if I used this transformer for either of these fans as it is now? Or would it likely ruin either fan? Why not use the Pc's power supply? It's there, convenient, probably able to handle quite a few more amps of load, and automatically switche4d at the right times. I assumed the fan had nothing to do with the computer. Every time I pass a computer on the sidewalk waiting for the garbage truck, I look it over. If it's recent enough and has ram, at the very least I'll extract that. Sometimes the hard drives, and usually (because they are easy to extract, and the cases can be used for building other things in), the power supplies. Hence I have a lot of fans from PC power supplies. I've made a few fans for the warm weather out of them, and have used AC adaptors to power them. They work fine, and often create enough of a breeze without me feeling like I'm facing a major storm. Michael |
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CJT wrote: wrote: I have a few old transformers that output 12volts at 300milliamps. I was wondering if it was all that important to use resistors to get the current within the stated specs for a pc case fan I wanted to try to run on it. I have a fan that states 0.2amps and another that states 0.45amps. Would it matter much if I used this transformer for either of these fans as it is now? Or would it likely ruin either fan? I hope you don't intend to try to run a DC fan on AC? Read the labels on the fans. If they came out of a computer, they are probably DC, not AC. Make sure that your power supplies are the same. If they are just transformers, they are AC. If they are 'wall-warts', they could be either AC or DC. |
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12v 300ma transformers to power pc case fans?
This is not a repair issue.
Sorry, but I figured that I had better ask first before I tried this. This way it wont become a repair issue! I hope you don't intend to try to run a DC fan on AC? They are AC to DC transformers that used to be for recharging a portable spotlight and,.. I forget what the other was for, maybe that old luminare glass that broke. Why not use the Pc's power supply? I am using them outside the PC, as fart fans and such. I thought about using a power supply for it, but I thought a complete PC power supply would be a little overkill for just fans. Yes they are PC case fans I will use. Thanks for the feedback. I try to learn what I can, but my full attention is on world history at the moment. I got an A in physical science, but thats a Tennessee A lol. |
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12v 300ma transformers to power pc case fans?
Jim Yanik wrote in news:Xns9889BEB6EC1F9jyanikkuanet@
129.250.170.84: (Michael Black) wrote in : "Ancient_Hacker" ) writes: wrote: I have a few old transformers that output 12volts at 300milliamps. I was wondering if it was all that important to use resistors to get the current within the stated specs for a pc case fan I wanted to try to run on it. I have a fan that states 0.2amps and another that states 0.45amps. Would it matter much if I used this transformer for either of these fans as it is now? Or would it likely ruin either fan? Those fans usually run on DC. The transformer puts out AC. You are likely to ruin the fans. As for current, do NOT series a resistor to drop the current to the spec'd current. What they are saying is that the fan will DRAW .45 amps of current when run from 12 volts. The other fan will require less current. It you have to run off of a battery, use the lower current fan. It will run longer. If the fans DID run on AC, your 12 volt at 300 mA transformer would be overloaded by the .450 amp (450 mA) fan and would likely fail after a short time during which it would overheat. -- bz 73 de N5BZ k please pardon my infinite ignorance, the set-of-things-I-do-not-know is an infinite set. remove ch100-5 to avoid spam trap |
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12v 300ma transformers to power pc case fans?
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wrote: I have a few old transformers that output 12volts at 300milliamps. It only outputs 300 mA if the load demands it. I was wondering if it was all that important to use resistors to get the current within the stated specs for a pc case fan I wanted to try to run on it. I have a fan that states 0.2amps 200mA and another that states 0.45amps. 450mA Would it matter much if I used this transformer for either of these fans as it is now? If it is just a transformer, yes, as this outputs AC and most if not all PC fans need DC. Or would it likely ruin either fan? If it is a DC mains adaptor it will be ok with the 200mA fan but overloaded with the 450 mA one. -- *Gargling is a good way to see if your throat leaks. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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