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Does this actually work? USB to PWM 5V

ArcticApe

Well it just supplies straight 5V to a fan and that's it, so if you have a fan that runs with 5V it will...

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1 hour ago, ArcticApe said:

can elaborate

Please do so

 

1 hour ago, ArcticApe said:

does it even actually work

Yes. It just takes the 5V pins from the USB and puts them on the right ins in the fan connector

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I actually did a fan to usb project about a month ago and ran into this issue. I had an 80mm fan hooked up to a similar 5v cable and it did not have enough power to get the fan started to spin. I ended up buying a different cable that worked fine and was actually able to spin the fan. View link below.

 

Amazon.com: CRJ Full Speed 12V Voltage Step-Up USB to 3-Pin and 4-Pin PC Fan Sleeved Power Adapter Cable : Electronics

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3 hours ago, TylerD321 said:

I actually did a fan to usb project about a month ago and ran into this issue. I had an 80mm fan hooked up to a similar 5v cable and it did not have enough power to get the fan started to spin. I ended up buying a different cable that worked fine and was actually able to spin the fan. View link below.

 

Amazon.com: CRJ Full Speed 12V Voltage Step-Up USB to 3-Pin and 4-Pin PC Fan Sleeved Power Adapter Cable : Electronics

12V Voltage Step-Up so it increase the 5v to 12v but decrees that amount of amps you can do w/e the stander 5v usb amps has i be leave that's how it works.

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3 hours ago, OddOod said:

Please do so

 

Yes. It just takes the 5V pins from the USB and puts them on the right ins in the fan connector

Have a laptop with a broken fan but everything else works, gonna stitch it up to a wooden board and make a wall computer type of thing to use for studies (desk is small so no room for regular laptop without it being annoyingly cramped)

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19 hours ago, ArcticApe said:

Have a laptop with a broken fan but everything else works, gonna stitch it up to a wooden board and make a wall computer type of thing to use for studies (desk is small so no room for regular laptop without it being annoyingly cramped)

Given that it's gonna be in your room, you might want to get something like this to control speed
https://www.amazon.com/NOYITO-Stepless-Controller-Regulator-Switch/dp/B07PMNLMMH

 

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