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"Turn your Dead PC into an Aquarium"

Step 10Adding the Air Pump

Adding the Air Pump
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I didn't want to cut up the power cord on the air pump so I installed a regular extension cable tapped in from the Power Supply to the front of the PC where my Air Pump was going. Its important to ohm out the cable to know where to tap into the power supply. Improperly hooking this up may cause the air pump to suck in water rather then blow out air. This may lead to a short as water will get to the electrical pump in the air pump. Check the wiring diagram for proper hook up.

I ran one leg of the power cord through an illuminated switch mounted to a blank plate under the CD Rom. Measure the middle of the blank plate, cut hole in proportion to the diameter of the switch your using. Secure the switch and reference the wiring diagram and pictures for hook up.
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