Cooling fan for electronics cabinet
I want to install a small fan for cooling the cabinet that holds the satellite receiver, dvd player and control box. Can someone please point me in the right direction. TIA.
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Gdetrailer wrote:Kiwi_too wrote:
I took a 12v fan out of an old PC I had. I wired it to a USB cable and plugged that into a 120v to 12v adapter. Pulls quite a bit of air through the cabinet.
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Not sure as to why you would use a USB cable in between a 12V fan and 12V power supply.
Bad things will happen if someone decided to plug a USB device in using a 12V power supply.
USB ports (and USB wall charger/power supplies) provide FIVE VOLTS, not 12V.
You are quite correct. It is only a 5v fan and adapter. It is plugged in with a USB to 120V adapter.
Sorry about that.
