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This one has been in my head since I built my very own PWM controller as found on this great thread of ours.
So I ask you, Spawne32 and therefore Lamptron... Would it be too much trouble to manufacture a controller that looks like the FC-5V2, and where all four channels are sending out PWM signal instead of power to the fans?
This is how I would envision such a controller
- 1 Molex connector to get power from the PSU.
-- From this single molex we could route the 5V needed to power the controlling circuit (PWM sinal generator), and also the 12V for the fans.
What I think would be the advantages of such a controller:
- Finer control of the speed of the fans.
- Since we're not controlling the fans via resistance, there is little to no heat created in the controller.
- There would not be a "up to XX W per channel" limitation... As long as the PCB tracks carrying the 12V from the PSU to each of the channels on the controller were thick enough; you could plug in even the most power hungry fans on there and not worry about blowing up the controller.
So... Have you guys thought about this? Has it ever been considered?
I know I would buy one in a heartbeat; and I know there are many people like myself that prefer PWM fans to their regular counterparts.
S
So I ask you, Spawne32 and therefore Lamptron... Would it be too much trouble to manufacture a controller that looks like the FC-5V2, and where all four channels are sending out PWM signal instead of power to the fans?
This is how I would envision such a controller
- 1 Molex connector to get power from the PSU.
-- From this single molex we could route the 5V needed to power the controlling circuit (PWM sinal generator), and also the 12V for the fans.
What I think would be the advantages of such a controller:
- Finer control of the speed of the fans.
- Since we're not controlling the fans via resistance, there is little to no heat created in the controller.
- There would not be a "up to XX W per channel" limitation... As long as the PCB tracks carrying the 12V from the PSU to each of the channels on the controller were thick enough; you could plug in even the most power hungry fans on there and not worry about blowing up the controller.
So... Have you guys thought about this? Has it ever been considered?
I know I would buy one in a heartbeat; and I know there are many people like myself that prefer PWM fans to their regular counterparts.
S