When I wired my fan using the recommended "Sabrent 12V 6A 72W AC Adapter Power Supply" my fan only pulses on and off. What's wrong? Im not the first
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The blower plus more than 6A on startup. You'll need a more powerful supply.
441754
Sorry but beyond my skill set. I had a fan and simply wired this one where the old one had been. Wish I could help.
441755
with 6amps at 12V it should work. Parallel it with your car battery if it doesn't work there is something wrong with your fan motor, If it does your 72 watt power supply is unable to deliver the power to the fan motor. PS - Your car does not have to be started for this test.
441756
I just put mine directly to a solar panel and off it went. When the sun went down it shut off. Loud though.
1452205
Sorry I cannot help you there. When I bought mine I am not sure if the fan was defective but when I turned it on it bearly, I mean bearly blew any heat, so I sent it back to Amazon and did not get a new one.
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Many computer fans have three wires - +12V, ground, and tachometer. Here is more detailed information:www dot pcbheaven dot com/wikipages/How_PC_Fans_Work/You should have no problems.
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mine does the same.. check your voltages in the BIOS though from what I've read it's the fan controller on the PSU switching on and off.. you'll be fine :)
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Zachary - sorry, but I threw out the packaging. I will type what is printed on the adapter though. "Input: 100-240V- 50/60Hz 0.5A Output: 12V 0.7A Model: SUN-1200070" The fan can be powered seperately by six D batteries. Hope this helps.
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mine is now broke this is the 2nd one - i don't remember. i got a better inverter that is pure sine wave - works much much better but is double the cost. but i think the fan is supposed to shut off - that's what my new one does. these cobras are not very good inverters in my opinion.. the fan should shut off but if it's a heavy load it will stay on. it should be off under no load.
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I have a pure sine wave 1000watts,,the fan runs all the time.,2second after i start it the fan comes on..annoying.,what about this .
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Oh definately yes the fan in this power supply should always spin, because it is not thermally controlled. That is a hazard. It may damage your computer also if the power supply overheats and causes a fault. Please return it immediately.
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There are usually extra connectors coming off the power supply.Some are for harddrives and dvd drives.Generally there are extras just dangling unused in there.there should be two choices for plugs that come with the fan.Both will fit the multiple types of connectors coming off the power supply.The real important part is to not over tighten the screes when connecting the fan to the case or where ever your puting it.Hope that helped.
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Hi there. The Velinion speed controller that the fan is made to fit on has a power supply plug clipped on the side in readiness for this fan. However I'm sure you could get it running off another power supply of appropriate voltage.
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The "wall wart" power supply is rated at 12V, 0.5A which is 6 Watts. I assume the fan needs only 50-60% of that so probably 3-4 Watts.
2111980
As I stated before, I don't use the fan. I just thought I would test it out for you though and it did work when plugging it into my laptop USB port. Be aware of the switch that is located on the side of the fan as well. It is close to where the power chord plugs in and it toggles for the fan to turn on and off. It does not have a very high or fast speed. I use the stand for the stand portion, but it would be nice to have the fan if ever needed. I hope this helps.
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I had the same issue...just cut the plug end off and solder splice to the fan controller with heat shrink over it afterwards.
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This is a 12V. Fan, you cold apply 12v. directly (Ground and +12V.) and it will work at it's maximum speed (google "pc fan connector" to find out) The connector is: |Ground - +12v - Speed sensor - Speed control| However this is intended as a computer fan, i will not recommended it for any other use.
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I did not have the same experience as you did. My case did not have sharp edges, came with the appropriate power and USB 2 cables, and had the fan mounted appropriately. Is it possible that you were shipped a unit that had already been returned by another customer? I am very happy with my Sabrent. I hope you have better luck in the future.
1290409
Sorry for your problem but I can't be sure my experience will help you. Mine was direct-wired and burned out in a thunderstorm. Replaced it with a different version. Fan still works fine.
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You will need a +5 volt suply on the third pin of the adapter. I took mine from an unused usb header on my mb. I used a two pin connector from an old fan lying around to connect to the usb header. Double check what you're doing and make sure to put 5 volts to the correct pin of the adapter.