I wanted to clarify my question. Will unit still output voltage, if the internal (fan) battery dies?
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no. It will not, that is your power source the fan modulator is where you plug your USB cord in which in return gives you power when the unit is hot enough to covert heat into power If your fan isn't running when you have a fire or its not charged you will run the risk of internal damage to the unit if you have charged the unit and it still doesn't work you have a problem and you need to send its entire unit back to biolite for repair or exchange
1209903
I have no idea but, I did call customer service regarding my wiring situation, and they gave me a configuration which made the device work perfectly. My guess, the Fan only feature would not work.
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The fan runs when the dc power is connected. I don't know if it will hash without it.
957077
I did use a 12 volt 500 watt power converter to 115 volt hooked to my pickup battery to run the fan. This worked but I don't know how long the fan will run without the pickup running.
1508345
I use mine this past weekend. I had the panel charging a 12V marine battery through a solar controller and had a 12v fan running in my trailer at the same time. Seemed to work just fine.
862672
Does you fan work at all? Because if not then it is a fuse or the motor itself. This needs to be replaced when the fan only works on High and no other speeds. Typically, at least from my past experiences.
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Yes, but you'd better take them out of the unit to recharge them. The O2 Cool Portable Tent Fan I purchased won't run off the battery pack, the contacts in the pack were manufactured incorrectly by accident (they were put in backwards). I can only run the fan off another power source, like my 12-volt portable battery pack or the AC power pack. I'm afraid I don't have much of an opinion because I don't have the success you're having.
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I believe you would power the fan splitter with the 3 pin power adapter plugged into one of your motherboards fan headers. However, with this configuration all fans connected to the splitter would receive the same amount of volts.
1305200
Not to date but I would assume it would be OK. Unit runs at a very constant speed as measured by the output voltage. Sorry I can't answer from actual experience.
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The output voltage is constant from power up. Constant at the voltage you set it at.
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Positive. I was using one of these about a month ago and tested it with a multimeter. The center was positive and outputting around 9.3 V
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In a word, "No". Its cradle that can be mounted on a wall or door has the contacts that charge up the 9.6 volt battery in the machine that runs the fan motor. Very handy. Had mine for years.
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I use it for a picture frame, it's constantly on 24-7 and I never have a problem with voltage, appears to function normally. I have never measured the voltage to check output though.
466343
So is mine. I think that's just the way it's designed. Having the fan thermostatically controlled doesn't imply that the fan should necessarily be off at no load.I run mid-power radio transceivers with this supply. It's pretty apparent just listening to the fan speed whether the radio is idle, transmitting at 5W, or going all out at 100W.
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Hi there! Not a stupid question at all. This fan plugs into an outlet and does not run on batteries. Hope that answers your question!
355886
it is ment for charging batteries and does not put out a full 12 volts...if your fans are run off batteries it will keep them charged
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The internal fan is very quite but not up to the task of high loads (20+ amps) for long periods. I hooked a 120mm 12v computer fan up to the terminals and just place it on top of the unit with the fan pulling air through the power supply and out the fan. I can touch the rear heat sink now when I have heavy loads, before it was way to hot. 12 volt computer fans can handle voltage from 6-15v just fine. Just a tip.