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Can I use an exhaust fan as intake

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So I wanted to buy the circle stay cool c-12 120mm fan with red LEDs but the problem is that this is an exhaust fan but I want to use it in the front of my cabinet as intake. What can I do without reversing the fan because I really want to show off the red led

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Take it out and put it the other way round

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im so confused... 

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Oh, the LED will probably still show I'm not sure though.

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that's what I wouldn't probably wanna do

Well you can't really reverse the fan's spin and if you did it would have terrible airflow.

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Well you can't really reverse the fan's spin and if you did it would have terrible airflow.

oh wait... I just noticed something great... In the video you provided, the guy shows the direction of airflow and this fan works as an intake with the correct direction of led... Yup
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Just install the fans the other way around and it will work as an intake.

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