Simple Fan

This a quick and easy way to make a little desktop or project fan with some parts most of you probably have laying around

Step 1 Misenplace

The List:
PC fan 5-12v
Project box
On OFF switch (your choice what style i went with toggle)
Power adapter (pref 5-12v)
Screwdriver
Pliers

Not shown:
Electrical tape
Power drill

Optional:
Soldering iron
Solder
Heatshrink tubing

Comments

[Hougashucka]

i am using my fan conversion for my growbox to start my plants growing in the winter. which would be better for a small place the fan you have shown or the double fan that goes in xbox 360? the xbox fans are much smaller they both are 12 v dc, and the plug adapter is 9 v. old ac adapter class 2 transformer from an old house phone from south western bell.

[Zetta master]

OK i have a fan liek this that i pulled from a Nindo gamecube...i keep trying to attach it to batteries and i cant seem to get it to work?

[fenrisilver]

I have a 12V cooling fan that came from a pretty old chipset cooling system. This one doesn't say what each wire is, and it has 3 wires: red, blue, and black, in that order from left to right. I want to use it but I'm kind of confused about it

[sterfry76]

Rex would be your postive and black the negative and the blue is probabily sends the RPM info back to the pc or for possibily for lower volatge so it can be run 2 speeds but most likley for rpm's. Let me know how it all works out.

[abhishek727]

I had to change the smps on my old computer and I remembered reading about a usb fan so I searched instructables and came upon this page. Found an old charger; used my penknife to cut the wires and joined those of the charger with that of the fan and it worked-the fan was rotating! The only problem is that the speed is too low for any practical purpose. Must think of some good use. But I'm not complaining as I would have tossed off the old smps otherwise. Thanks.

[vcampos2000]

Is it possible to run a PC in your car to circulate air. The compact fans they sell do not hold up well in the heat where I live. I figured a pc fan is more durable, and since it runs on 12 volts and less than one amp I figured it might make a good project.

[m4rc311u5]

great 'ible, this was just what I was looking for :) my plants are gonna love the soft breeze flowing through their leaves ^_

[socaljerry]

Cool! he he he....I wonder if you could rig a USB plug to power the fan? Or would that defeat the purpose?

[sterfry76]

if it was only going to be used next to a pc it would be fine but this way it adds portability

[PolarBill]

Cool project, i have a co-worker who has something similar at work.