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Hiya
It's sunday night and I'm bored. So I thought of putting a fan that I used to overclock my cpu back in the day, to work. I'm thinking to connect a usb cable to it and hence power the fan through the usb port. I know that a usb port can output only 5V, so before burning down the house, I thought I might ask before doing anything stupid.
The fan that I have is this:
Delta 80x38mm FFB0812EHE
Specifications: 80x80x38mm, 80.16 CFM @ 5700 RPM, 52.5 dBA, 10.80W, .90 amp, 12v DC, 3 pin power connectors.
As you can see, the fan it's 12v... is that the requirement or max it can go? What's gonna happen if I connect the red and black wire to the red and black wire from the usb cable?
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
It's sunday night and I'm bored. So I thought of putting a fan that I used to overclock my cpu back in the day, to work. I'm thinking to connect a usb cable to it and hence power the fan through the usb port. I know that a usb port can output only 5V, so before burning down the house, I thought I might ask before doing anything stupid.
The fan that I have is this:
Delta 80x38mm FFB0812EHE
Specifications: 80x80x38mm, 80.16 CFM @ 5700 RPM, 52.5 dBA, 10.80W, .90 amp, 12v DC, 3 pin power connectors.
As you can see, the fan it's 12v... is that the requirement or max it can go? What's gonna happen if I connect the red and black wire to the red and black wire from the usb cable?
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks