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Crazy Jayhawk said:That diagram confused me for a different reason. I see the 12V line going straight to the fan and the ground going through an optional diode to the fan as well.
Wouldn't this bypass the control circuit completely?
Penguin4x4 said:So a 7v/12v Fanbus wouldn't get too hot like a regular Rheostat?
fireflew said:
As far as I can see that is part of what the diode is doing in there... looks to me like it is stopping the +12 from 'flowing' to ground... In terms of the optional aspect... if you remove the diode D1 i think you would have to remove the lines that it connects to as well... then the ground would be coming in at least through the transister... mabye not... but that is my best guess
Temo Vryce said:Well it looks correct, but it's been a while since I have to figure this stuff out. As far as the chip goes, you can find more information here. I hope that helps some of you out.
drunkmonkey said:Got confused bout a few things, for any electronic noobs here's a quick layout of what some of the parts do:
what I just siad^
capacitor C2 is to take the noise from the line which would screw it up.
R4 protects the transistor
C1 sets the frequency of pulses(.1uf for 30hz [uF=3/Hz])
VR1 controlls the speed of the fan(10k potentometer[sp?])
I know natta about the mic502
Feel free to correct me
On the other hand, the decoupling capacitor, C2 is NOT optional. During testing it became apparent that the chip does not like "noisy" supplies. E.G. My 350W " Enermax has very long leads and poor quality connectors. This does not help maintain a clean supply. Things may be different for you but I consider C2 to be necessary.