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05-14-2009, 07:03 PM
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Anyone tell me how to convert PC Fans to run on house current?
need a transformer to convert from AC to DC power
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05-14-2009, 07:08 PM
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these run on 12V DC - get a door bell transformer or an old PC towers transformer to run this. there is no way to rewire the thing to 120V AC.
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You need a power supply from a PC. AT or ATX, either will do. You can wire up the ATX power supplies to run all the time too.
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What about just getting some that run on house right off 120V AC
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05-14-2009, 08:12 PM
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You can do that, but you would have to buy them that way. The regular PC fans won't run on 120v.
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Originally Posted by Munchies  Anyone tell me how to convert PC Fans to run on house current?
need a transformer to convert from AC to DC power
Thanks | Yes, it is a very easy process, I have one.
All you need to do is get an old Cell Phone Charger that is the same DC as the computer fan, splice the wires together and plug it in.
Look on the cell phone charger to see if it operates on 12V DC, there are chargers that operate on other voltages so check before you cut the wires !
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Originally Posted by SmokeToLive You can do that, but you would have to buy them that way. The regular PC fans won't run on 120v. |
I'm lost I what one that would work right to the socket thou 
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05-14-2009, 08:46 PM
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Radio Shack or any other electronics store should carry adapters. They come in a variety of voltages; most PC fans run on 12v. Get one with an amperage rating high enough to support your fan - most PC fans run less than .25 amps. Then it's as simple as wiring the fan to the adapter.
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Originally Posted by caerulipes Radio Shack or any other electronics store should carry adapters. They come in a variety of voltages; most PC fans run on 12v. Get one with an amperage rating high enough to support your fan - most PC fans run less than .25 amps. Then it's as simple as wiring the fan to the adapter.
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05-14-2009, 10:38 PM
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Radio Shack sells a 120mm fan that is a/c no rewiring needed if you don't mind buying one.
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They are called axial fans and type that into the ebay search engine and it will reveal plenty of 120V fans with cord and plug.
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Originally Posted by justplainbill They are called axial fans and type that into the ebay search engine and it will reveal plenty of 120V fans with cord and plug. | Dose a axial fans mean its house current?
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