cooling fans

[inthesea]

Where can I get cooling fans for cheap. I am also looking to get the 12v adaptor so I can plug the fan directly to an outlet.

[reefermad619]

Newegg.com has some pretty good stuff. Also the ability to set a search for noise level and cfm for the fans.

[tinnghe]

Do you have to use a pc fan? Can't you just use a regular fan? Just bought a small fan for around 12.

[inthesea]

This is for an aquapod. I am going to put this on top of the hood and want something low profile.

[inthesea]

Also how will I rin this on a 120V? do I need a 12V adaptor?

[reefermad619]

Yep. An old cell phone charger will work well. Just make sure the amp load on the converter is more than the fan. So if you have a .5 amp draw from the fan use a converter that's more than that. I would run the total draw of the fan at 80% of the max output of the converter. So if you have a total draw of 1.2amps use a 1.5amp converter.

[inthesea]

@refermad thanks a bunch for your help.

[reefermad619]

No problem. I've also seen adjustable dc coverters too. So if the fans are loud, you can switch from 12V to 9V. If it were me, old cell phone charger all the way!

[inthesea]

One more question, I have a 12v - 1A adaptor. Will I be able to run 2 X 12V .09A fans? I was thinking about pig tailing them.

[reefermad619]

Yes, you can run the fans of this converter. .09x2=.18, so you'll be using about 20% of the available power. Wire them in parellel. Both + (positive) of the fans to the + of the converter and the same for the - (negatives). Good luck.