Pc Case fan question.

hi, ive seen people useing pc fans attached to a dc plug adapter, could i plug say 4 fans into a 4fan controller and have that hooked up to a adapter? that would save alot of hassle imo on adjusting each fan individualy. any ideas on this anyone?

I attached 4 pc fans onto my old cell phone charger. No heat, no short. I have pics if you look at my build or grow threads.

just had a look, its nice man! but i was wondering if i put say the phone charger straight to a fan controller with fans pluged into it, if that would work?

probably wouldn't be enough power. Use an old power supply with the motherboard pin crossed over from the ground pin

I have a few of them going its easy. Get a old 12v power supply from anything (old cell phone, router, answering machine ect..) that delivers the same Amps as the label says. You can run less amps if you want it to turn slower.
If you hook the wires up backwards it just wont spin. If you hook it up in different ways to the 3 fan wires it will spin at different speeds.

G4r3nc3 said:

just had a look, its nice man! but i was wondering if i put say the phone charger straight to a fan controller with fans pluged into it, if that would work?

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In theory it should as it's the same as connecting them directly but it can depends on a few things such as the controller power input.

trichromalicious said:

I have a few of them going its easy. Get a old 12v power supply from anything (old cell phone, router, answering machine ect..) that delivers the same Amps as the label says. You can run less amps if you want it to turn slower.
If you hook the wires up backwards it just wont spin. If you hook it up in different ways to the 3 fan wires it will spin at different speeds.

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hooking it up to the 3 fan wires differently wouldn't do anything. 1 is power 1 is ground and 1 is fan speed information. Only 2 wires are needed. I build computers, I know.

Like I said you're not going to get enough power through one adapter to power multiple fans. You're gonna need a power supply with the motherboard connector crossed over. You can buy an adapter that does it but I can't find the page that sells them.

what pins do you cross over and why

ATX power supplies don't turn on unless they are plugged into a motherboard. Connect the PS-ON signal, pin 14, to a ground, pins 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 16 or 17. Couldn't tell you why, it's just a safety thing. Like I said theres an adapter you can buy and plug straight in, but a bent paper clip works fine.

Nusky said:

ATX power supplies don't turn on unless they are plugged into a motherboard. Connect the PS-ON signal, pin 14, to a ground, pins 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 16 or 17. Couldn't tell you why, it's just a safety thing. Like I said theres an adapter you can buy and plug straight in, but a bent paper clip works fine.
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Generally if you can't tell which pins are which the PS-ON is usually a green and the only green cable in your coloured ATX 20 or 24 pin connection and the Ground pins or COM pins in the above picture are black cables. Just connect a green and black cable. To do this get a paper clip, bend it in half to make a U, Stick one end into the PS-ON and another into the ground pin. (Safety is a must so gloves are recomended or buy some electricity tape and tape it around the paper clip where you are holding it.