Variable speed fan

[Warlord2]

can someone give me a link to where I can make a variable speed fan control?

I used to have a good one but lost it when a formated

[Warlord2]

come on people you most have something=/

[Darkraist]

Its not that hard, just get a rheostat at the local radio shack that can handle the amps of your fan and wire it in the black wire coming outta the fan.

[Palantir]

Warlord2
I developed a fairly simple circuit designed to convert any brushless DC Fan into a variable speed unit. The details can be found on my webpage, http://www.rpi.edu/~hicksm in the section named "PWM Fan Speed Controller. The unit costs about $10 to built, provided you have some basic electronics tools. Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

[Palantir]

The use of a potentiometer for fan control, in my opinion, is dubious at best. When one uses a pot, the energy that would be used by the fan is dissipated as heat by the pot; this is defeatind the point. Also, the RS pots are typically 1/4W units. To drop 5V at 100mA with the pot would dissipate 0.5W - twice the rated spec.

[Colin]

Check my post on a 6 fan LM317 bay bus in the Alternative Mod forum. I still have not posted a parts list.

[rudy]

HERE (http://www.ocmod.com/code/show_art.php?id=4&pg=1) is the link your are looking for. It shows you step by step on how to make one.

[Warlord2]

RUDY

you found it!!!!!!!!!

Im soo glad=]]]]]]]]]]]]]]

thax soo much to you and everyone else who posted=]