Saggitarius Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 Hey, I am wondering if anyone knows how I can hook up a 110volt (household current) fan to a 350 Enermax PSU? I got a fan from a friend, it is FAT! Same size as a case fan, but almost three times as thick. I am thinking of using it in my system that I am building (my first ever build) but don't know how I would do this. If I can't hook it into the PSU, I may just put it in anyhow and have it plug into the wall. Can anyone help? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propane Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 i would just open up one of the expansion slots and stick the plug through there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misled Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 The only way to gain acess to 110V inside the case is to crack open the PSU and tap onto the power points after the filter that feed the PSU. I would not recommend this however as the fan may introduce noise onto the line and reduce the effiency of the PSU. If your PSU has an output/passthrough like that used to feed power to a monitor, that would be a better choice. However, if you dont have any experience with working around 110V+ and PSUs this is not something you should try. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propane Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 misled are you trying to mislead him Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misled Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 How do you mean? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
syneze Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 Why don't you just plug it into a standard wall socket..? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 How do you mean? it was a joke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sYstEmATiC Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 u better be careful around an open PSU...i was working on once before i knew about the capacitors, i did something and it shocked me so bad that my arm went flying backwards and i fell down. I wasnt able to feel my arm for a few hours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wenis Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 u better be careful around an open PSU...i was working on once before i knew about the capacitors, i did something and it shocked me so bad that my arm went flying backwards and i fell down. I wasnt able to feel my arm for a few hours. rofl you probably touched something you werent supposed to. like your avatar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saggitarius Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 OK, thanks guys, I thought I may end up going the "plug it into the wall" route simply because it would be easier. I will get a switch for it, so that when I am not doing any intensive stuff, it won't be making any noise. I suspect it will be loud, simply due to the size of it, but I may be wrong. Thanks again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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