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Yes most cpu fans run off of DC power and the power that you get from a standard wall plug is AC. So you need a AC-DC adaptor like those used to power cell phones or most rechargeable batteries. I just used old adaptors for devices that I no longer use. You just cut off the end that would go into the device which should reveal 2 separate wires a positive (red) and a negative (black). Strip the wires to reveal the bare copper then just twist the bare leads to the bare leads from the fan and wrap with some electricains tape and you are set. You can also purchase and AC-DC adaptor if you dont have an old one from Radioshack.
if you dont want to try using an ac adapter, you can run it off of batteries. cut off the extra wires until you have the red and black (positive and negative) left.
on the fan it should tell you what the voltage rating is on it. most of them run at about 12v. a 9v battery should work just fine for that, and you can get the little clips that they attach to at raido shack. the only problem is that they can use up the life pretty fast. so whatever works best for you.
but if you add extra wire make sure it can handle the voltage. or it will burn off the insulation and make a nice orange glow and possibly give the local fire department something to do.( i know this from experience when i almost set my model hovercraft on fire) so what ever you do BE CAREFEL and check your voltages.
on the fan it should tell you what the voltage rating is on it. most of them run at about 12v. a 9v battery should work just fine for that, and you can get the little clips that they attach to at raido shack. the only problem is that they can use up the life pretty fast. so whatever works best for you.
but if you add extra wire make sure it can handle the voltage. or it will burn off the insulation and make a nice orange glow and possibly give the local fire department something to do.( i know this from experience when i almost set my model hovercraft on fire) so what ever you do BE CAREFEL and check your voltages.
Oh right. I was wondering since the AC/DC adaptor had a plug that would fit most gadgets (discman and such), but everything CPU have their own kind of squarish plugs which are not compatible at all (unless you can fit a square in a round hole and vice-versa). ^_^
Thank you guys! Was great help.
I'll tell you if anything explodes. =D
Thank you guys! Was great help.
I'll tell you if anything explodes. =D
Not the aftermarket ones. If I turn mine up it makes more noise than my car[b said:Quote[/b] (Amateur_Expert @ Aug. 17 2004,12:10)]CPU fans are really weak, how big is the tank?
Alot of those computer mods are pretty cool
Frozen CPU
I don't mind if mine are weak, I don't want the plants to try survive a hurricane in my terrarium, just a little air circulation is fine for me. Yes, CHECK YOUR VOLTAGES. I assume you do not want to experience the same exploding fan situation I did when I ignorantly pluged an unknown voltage fan into the mains. Five seconds later it had given off a burning smell. Another five seconds later (just when I was wondering what the heck the smell was and wondering if this could be dangerous), the fan produced a spark 'bout the size of my head, next to my head. Phew, good thing I still have it here, but I don't want anyone to experience the same situation, or neither do I want to see headless cpers. Everyone would blame the plants you see...
haha.. i took one of those small honeywell fans. the CFM on average about 2,000 CFM. Before i installed it i used to get condensation on the glass, now i dont. the fan blade is about 7 inch in diameter and its right in the middle of the tank. The leave's sway a little but the air dispersed by the time it gets down to the plants. its installed on the top, pointing down. It feels like a moderate breeze. The plants seem to love it.
Well, that didn't work...
I bought a 10 cm CPU fan (120 V AC, 22 W) and cut an old, regular plug to fit the fan's two wires with. Plugged it in the wall. I was expecting that it would : 1) do fine or 2) explode.
...
Nothing happened! Nothing!
So now what gives? Is the fan broken? Or is it a problem with the fan's wires (both have a black covering and are not made of copper, they have a mettalic grey color instead.)
What do I do now?
I bought a 10 cm CPU fan (120 V AC, 22 W) and cut an old, regular plug to fit the fan's two wires with. Plugged it in the wall. I was expecting that it would : 1) do fine or 2) explode.
...
Nothing happened! Nothing!
So now what gives? Is the fan broken? Or is it a problem with the fan's wires (both have a black covering and are not made of copper, they have a mettalic grey color instead.)
What do I do now?
both wires are black? hmm sounds like you might be using a wrong wire, does it have anymore besisdes those two?
don't worry about the color of the metal, many wires are made out of that grew color, most likely because the company was cheap and didn't want to spend money on copper.
the yellow wire i believe has something to do with the computer. it might be for grounding because static and computers don't mix. i'm not the expert on the fan, but i do know that it is not needed to run fan.
don't worry about the color of the metal, many wires are made out of that grew color, most likely because the company was cheap and didn't want to spend money on copper.
the yellow wire i believe has something to do with the computer. it might be for grounding because static and computers don't mix. i'm not the expert on the fan, but i do know that it is not needed to run fan.
