question about cooling

[z3r0gr4v1ty]

ok i've been wanting to put an exhaust fan on the top of my case and i was digging around in my computer junk pile and came across an old psu was wondering if i could use the fan from that and mount it ontop of the case?

 

[mousepad]

Lol, good luck with that. No, you can't do that, and if you were, you would have to run it with the power supply... it's really not a good idea... you know... two power supply's and all. Just buy a case fan and save yourself the breath.

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

Yeah you could, as long as you found a connector attatched to the fan, or a spare connector.

The fan is most likely soldered into the power supply, which means murdering an adapter and than putting the new end on.

 

[Nubius]

And why couldn't he do that? I've taken a few fans out of PSU's and used them as normal fans. They generally just have a 2pin connector instead of a 3pin, but if you have an old 3pin connector around it's not hard to splice it.

It's completely possible dude...just make sure that thing hasn't been used in a while, because capacitors can hold energy and wouldn't want you getting shocked

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

I get shocked soo much, i barely feel it anymore

My dad claims to have fixed my lighting

I touch it, i still get shocked

 

[z3r0gr4v1ty]

no it wasn't soldered or anything i already have it out of the case and everything and it is a 2 pin connector dunno how much it will actually cool down but lol worth a shot i guess if it don't work good i'll just hook up a blower motor for a furnace haha

 

[z3r0gr4v1ty]

question can't i just put the 2 pin connector on a 3 pin male end? or will it mess with stuff?

 

[z3r0gr4v1ty]

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