Part of the Biltong box project - How to Wire a 12V DC Fan to a variable voltage DC Adapter. Don't forget to make sure your fan draws fewer amps than your plug can supply!
FINALLY a video that helped a TON! I was totally lost about these wires and all my questions were answered clear and precise right here. Thank you so much for sharing! Greatly made video! You saved me from having to look online for hours on end.
Always good to see a girl who is good with her hands. Came in very handy (innuendos are flowing, Rik Mayall would have been proud) as I am making an air purifier.
Just used this to help me install a fan in the back of my TV cabinet to help keep my PS5 cool. Connected it with a smart plug so it's voice controlled too. Worked perfectly. Thanks
These are great for use as a soldering extractor fan, too. Just add some carbon filter fabric to the back, and have the intake side facing you, to suck any flux fumes away from you 🤙
funny because this is the exact reason I watched this video! Did you manage to build one and are those 120mm fans powerful enough to suck away the fumes?
WOW, it worked,, never knew what to do with this thing, I just have to fine cord with control function and I got, LoL,, Thank you for the knowledge. Knowledge is power.
Definitely need a pressed type connector to splice the wires together instead of using electrical tape. Electrically, that did work, although using just electrical tape, the connections won't last with any force applied to the wires.
Often you can do this without cutting the adapter's cord, only the fan's. Commonly, the inner part of an adapter plug is the positive, and its outer barrel is negative, so all you have to do is separately tape the stripped red wire into the inside of the plug and the stripped black wire to the outside. Just make sure the wires don't touch. If you ever need the adapter for some other purpose, all you have to do is untape it.
Good video, good idea. I just built a Box the same way and now i am waiting for results... Just wanted to ask what adapter you use, I guess it is a 12 V and 500mA Fan, so in case the adapter is for an output of 12 V DC and less than 500mA, your Fan gets quite warm since it runs at 100 % all the time. I got this problem, dont got a stronger Fan, hoping the adapter doesnt start mlting.
I just started using an old Panasonic 11 V 750 mA instead of the 12 V 410 mA adapter. Fan runs slower since volt number isn't equal. But it's the saver way since the adapter doesn't get warm.
CRJ DC Power Supply For 2 x 3/4-Pin 12V Computer PC Case Fans www.ebay.com/itm/CRJ-DC-Power-Supply-For-2-x-3-4-Pin-12V-Computer-PC-Case-Fans/332445779286 you can just buy a solution now. Problem with some of these hacks is some old power adapters are the old inefficient power bricks, and then it stops being worth it, the new ones are the light weight efficient switching power supplies.
Use a multi meter or 9v battery to figure out which wires will get the fan to spin. The extra wires are for fan speed sensing and control from a computer motherboard.
if you daisy chain your adapters together , then practically to infinite, just get some alligator clips ( the good ones) and some thick heavy duty paper clips to jam in the wall out let, make sure to use plenty of foil tape ( vinly tape doesnt transport electricity worth a crap, wrap everything several times so it looks professional, and bam, as many fans as you can find adapters for. oh i almost forgot, cover everything with diet electric grease, to protect the integrity of the unit
You need to look at how many amps your fans draw together vs how many amps your particular supply is rated too. A 1amp 12v power supply should easily be able to run 2-3+ fans. You can also buy pc fan splitter cables which will help make it even simpler.
I don't know because the last time i did that sparks start coming out to the plug I try that with a dc motor.yea a multimeter is better if I wanna find the output i have to find the Negative and postive wire is red and black.
I need to power up two fans using adapter, so do i need to attache extra fan wire , like two red wire from two fans + red wire of adapter and two black wire from two fans + black wire of adapter in same way showed in video? or is there different method used for multiple fans? fan amp = 160 mA , adapter is 1 amp.
Hi, thanks for the video. I have a doubt though. I have a 12V DC / 0.21A fan and i have found adapters with a 2amps current at least. Isn't that a problem?
So if the fan i want to use runs at 12v and 0.16amps, does it matter which adapter I use? Can i use a 12v 3amp adapter? what does the different amp ratings of the adapter affect?
lol i just wired a case fan to adapter without cutting it apart i just put the black wire inside the tiny hole and yellow i taped around the metal housing
YES!!! Don't use a power supply that outputs more than the fan can handle or you'll end up with a burnt-out fan! I know this first hand as I've made that mistake a few times!!!
If your fan runs on 12 volts and you have 12 volt power supply it can be 12 V 100amp power supply and the fan will not burn if you connect it right but if your fan draws more than your supply can deliver you have problem ...
Great video and am all for encouraging people to do stuff themselves. I do not, however, think it is a good path to set people off on by suggesting cutting wire with scissors. OK this stuff is soft but it is not an idea to put in to people’s heads, in my opinion. This all the more so when you had just said that people need to have wire cutters anyway !! Those ‘pliers’ are wire cutters.
Is not going to explode right.ok so I have a hp adapter from a printer.the output is 32volts 1560mah I don't know how many mah are in a second.the adapter has 3 holes pins.i have xbox 360 fan doubled blades.12volts 0.40a.when I first text it with my dc power supply at 32volts blows incredible amount of air at 5amps.i mean 1560mah is alot and it's going to cuz sparks coming out.
Nice work, but using electrical tape is not so much a good idea. As over time, the tape will degrade and with heat it will become very a sticky mess. If you can, buy a cheap soldering iron and some heat shrink and do it the professional way.
AusReef Guy you would still need 12 volts, just keep in mind that the amperage on the power supply is enough. IF the fan needs 0.5 amps and you have 2 fans the powersupply should at least supply 1 amp. When you connect the fans just connect the positive wires to positive and so on
Peace. dont wanna rain on your design, though, I was wondering after a chat with my next door neighbour, bright fellow, after stating about replacing Kitchen fan , he applied that if the workmanship is not carried out by a professional electrician, the insurance of the house may be affected if mis hap happens, so this, adapter re inventing, could have same issues > I am not sure.
I designed a FAN though and placed it on a battery which is not connected to HOUSE power Supply at all. I just re charge the battery. I purchased the FAN for Kitchen (Extractor) from Amazon, took the old fan out, and placed a computer fast fan in there at 12 volt. A hole was already maintained in the wall of my mums house, (kitchen) put a on off switch on the case of the body of the extractor, and pushed it into the wall and sealed it with decorators caulk. works great. I leave it on, evening when mum is cooking and when battery runs out it switches off. NO condensation at all!. Great.
Volts isn't the only thing you want to pay attention to! AMPs is very important!!! If you have a .28amp fan, then you will burn out your fan if you use anything above that .28amps!!! So you can't use a 2.0 amp power supply with a .28 amp fan! Just FYI!!!
@@brodysdaddy Then please explain to me why THREE pc fans stopped working when I tried to run them with a 12v @ 2amps with all three requiring 12v @ 0.43 amps? They all were working just fine on my motherboard UNTIL I tried running them on an external adapter!
FINALLY a video that helped a TON! I was totally lost about these wires and all my questions were answered clear and precise right here. Thank you so much for sharing! Greatly made video! You saved me from having to look online for hours on end.
So the white planed wire is the positive?
Always good to see a girl who is good with her hands. Came in very handy (innuendos are flowing, Rik Mayall would have been proud) as I am making an air purifier.
Just used this to help me install a fan in the back of my TV cabinet to help keep my PS5 cool. Connected it with a smart plug so it's voice controlled too. Worked perfectly. Thanks
Also very inspiring and uplifting to learn this kind of technical expertise kinda work from a lady! Hope to see it way more often! =)
Nice and simple and a great help. Didn't know where to start and found other vids way too involved
The best encouragement for girls to take up STEM comes from videos like these.well done.
These are great for use as a soldering extractor fan, too. Just add some carbon filter fabric to the back, and have the intake side facing you, to suck any flux fumes away from you 🤙
funny because this is the exact reason I watched this video! Did you manage to build one and are those 120mm fans powerful enough to suck away the fumes?
@@lucada32 I'd reckon 2 of them together would be ample enough protection. You can get bigger ones though 🤙
You just saved my small home project! Thank you 💗
Didn't know there were variable adapters. Thank you, that was a cool tip!
You can use any 12v adapter for this, but a variable power supply will be much more useful.
@@jimmyrustler8983 12v adaptor means we can use normal charger??
Nope @@mouleeswaran1702
Brilliant video by the way every other video shows you how to use a normal USB adaptor at about 5 volts. New subscriber!!!
Awesome straight to the point video.
Thanks!
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Nice and simple, cheers for the demo.
THIS VIDEO WAS SOOO HELPFULLLL
Can i do this with 2 fans with 1 adaptor?
WOW, it worked,, never knew what to do with this thing, I just have to fine cord with control function and I got, LoL,, Thank you for the knowledge. Knowledge is power.
Such a lovely accent and voice.
True. She could become a voice actor if she wanted to. She'd nail it.
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Great video
Absolutely amazing very well explained thanks
Definitely need a pressed type connector to splice the wires together instead of using electrical tape. Electrically, that did work, although using just electrical tape, the connections won't last with any force applied to the wires.
Cool thanks! Fixed my fan! Lol .
Thanks for the video, were did you purchase your adapter? Can't find them anywhere?
Eddie Buttle phone charger mate.
is it possible to hook up 3 of these fans together in parallel
Gonna use this info to make a diy airbrush booth
Thank you,where are those 12 volt adaptors for 4 pin pc fans available from ?
Thanks for this guide! Subscribed 👍
nice video :)..clear and concise
nice bro
Thanks, for video👍
thanks. very easy to understand
Often you can do this without cutting the adapter's cord, only the fan's. Commonly, the inner part of an adapter plug is the positive, and its outer barrel is negative, so all you have to do is separately tape the stripped red wire into the inside of the plug and the stripped black wire to the outside. Just make sure the wires don't touch. If you ever need the adapter for some other purpose, all you have to do is untape it.
Complimenti bel video,
Grazie
Excellent.
Nice idol
Beautiful 😘
very helpful video!
How many volts are in the adapter
Good video, good idea. I just built a Box the same way and now i am waiting for results... Just wanted to ask what adapter you use, I guess it is a 12 V and 500mA Fan, so in case the adapter is for an output of 12 V DC and less than 500mA, your Fan gets quite warm since it runs at 100 % all the time. I got this problem, dont got a stronger Fan, hoping the adapter doesnt start mlting.
I just started using an old Panasonic 11 V 750 mA instead of the 12 V 410 mA adapter. Fan runs slower since volt number isn't equal. But it's the saver way since the adapter doesn't get warm.
CRJ DC Power Supply For 2 x 3/4-Pin 12V Computer PC Case Fans
www.ebay.com/itm/CRJ-DC-Power-Supply-For-2-x-3-4-Pin-12V-Computer-PC-Case-Fans/332445779286
you can just buy a solution now. Problem with some of these hacks is some old power adapters are the old inefficient power bricks, and then it stops being worth it, the new ones are the light weight efficient switching power supplies.
You can get a 5521 to 3/4 pin adapter for cheap without the need to destroy the wires of both the 12v power supply and the fan.
How many milliampere should the power supply be? I found different versions of a 12V and not sure which one to pick. 🤔
Anyways, great video!
Look at the current draw the fan is rated for. Any adapter should be more than enough to run a case fan.
Can you connect 4 fans to this? I have 4 × 12v 120mm case fans I want to run at same time.
Newbie here, is there an easy way to a Noctua NA-FC1 Fan Controller between the adapter and the fan? Is it as easy as just solder it in between?
Thank you it's clear but for me l have 4 wires ! how can i know which is the positive wire ? (ok for negative it's the black)
iMed iMed for me red was positive
Use a multi meter or 9v battery to figure out which wires will get the fan to spin. The extra wires are for fan speed sensing and control from a computer motherboard.
I tried it and it works great for the job I needed it for thanks sweet one for you awesome video I tend on making a couple more for other projects xx
@City Self-Sufficientcy this should work with an American style plug, right?
great simple video. could you please tell how many fans one can connect to a single 12V adapter you have here? thanks.
all depends on the amps
if you daisy chain your adapters together , then practically to infinite, just get some alligator clips ( the good ones) and some thick heavy duty paper clips to jam in the wall out let, make sure to use plenty of foil tape ( vinly tape doesnt transport electricity worth a crap, wrap everything several times so it looks professional, and bam, as many fans as you can find adapters for. oh i almost forgot, cover everything with diet electric grease, to protect the integrity of the unit
@@dont.ripfuller6587 it is ok to connect if my fan motor is 12vdc, while my adopter is ac adopter 12v?is it ok? It will work?
Does this mean I can control a DC PC fan with a normal DC voltage supply. Isn't a control Circuit needed.?
Thanks for sharing
where can i buy that power supply?
Just check your charger phone or something like this on your home. the important thing is 12v, you can use it
can i use 2 coolers in the same power fupply or do I need to buy 1 power supply for each fan?
You need to look at how many amps your fans draw together vs how many amps your particular supply is rated too. A 1amp 12v power supply should easily be able to run 2-3+ fans. You can also buy pc fan splitter cables which will help make it even simpler.
Can i do this wih an rgb fan?
normally black wire is ground and some patterns on the wire is positive? I have a adapter that I want to use but don't have a multimeter..
Will this work for a Noctua NF-F12 fan? It's 24V , I would use a 24V adaptor as well
Guys if the fan is constantly connected to a 12v adapter
Is it going to burn?
I used two different 7.5V wall warts (thing that plugs into wall) and they work !
I don't know because the last time i did that sparks start coming out to the plug I try that with a dc motor.yea a multimeter is better if I wanna find the output i have to find the Negative and postive wire is red and black.
@@antresia.9723 It could have been an AC output. The motor would oscillate but not rotate.
@@Tankwiper it is ok to connect if my fan motor is 12vdc, while my adopter is ac adopter 12v?is it ok? It will work?
@@raymarttarnate8401 No, it needs DC. You can use a full bridge rectifier with your AC adapter to make it work.
@@Tankwiper so you mean i need to look for a 12vdc adopter also.? So that it work for may fan 12vdc?
Can i put 2 fans in 1 adaptor?
hmm mine won't work... i've done it in the past no problem. but my new fan won't work
what if fan is 4pin?
Is a 5v adaptor ok to use on a 200mm fan ?
How much voltage adapter have
I need to power up two fans using adapter, so do i need to attache extra fan wire , like two red wire from two fans + red wire of adapter and two black wire from two fans + black wire of adapter in same way showed in video? or is there different method used for multiple fans? fan amp = 160 mA , adapter is 1 amp.
It is the same
What if I want to connect 2 fans to one adpter? One fan needs 12V, 1,68W and 140mA. Which of these numbers should be double for the the adapter?
Sounds like you'd be connecting them in parallel (both get 12V) and need twice the current (2*140mA)
PLC 12v fan or thermostat fiting next video
Hi, thanks for the video. I have a doubt though. I have a 12V DC / 0.21A fan and i have found adapters with a 2amps current at least. Isn't that a problem?
Not at all, you can put extra fan right there, maybe 2 or 3
Priagung Dwi Mahendra thank you! Should i put them in line or parallel?
Emil Maracci yes of course
nice vidio
I look like stupid watching this video LOL.
I have a 12 V 0.20 amp cpu fan and im looking to connect it to a 1 amp adapter will it work?
Yes.
@@brotherjonathan3099 how about mine.? My fan is 12vdc, 0.18a while my adopter is 12v, 1a Ac adopter it will work?
My guess is at lower voltage it will have a longer life span?
So if the fan i want to use runs at 12v and 0.16amps, does it matter which adapter I use? Can i use a 12v 3amp adapter? what does the different amp ratings of the adapter affect?
Can we use 12 v 3 amp adaptor
Nothing, you can connect more fans to it
Pls where can will get that type of fan.
Search up pc case fan
Nice
Why when you can buy them with usb
while this fan requires 12v. especially if you use a LED fan. Usb is alredy on, but the speed of fan not maximal.
lol i just wired a case fan to adapter without cutting it apart i just put the black wire inside the tiny hole and yellow i taped around the metal housing
Name adafter please..?
does change in adapter amps and fan amps matter?
YES!!! Don't use a power supply that outputs more than the fan can handle or you'll end up with a burnt-out fan! I know this first hand as I've made that mistake a few times!!!
If your fan runs on 12 volts and you have 12 volt power supply it can be 12 V 100amp power supply and the fan will not burn if you connect it right but if your fan draws more than your supply can deliver you have problem ...
Great video and am all for encouraging people to do stuff themselves. I do not, however, think it is a good path to set people off on by suggesting cutting wire with scissors. OK this stuff is soft but it is not an idea to put in to people’s heads, in my opinion. This all the more so when you had just said that people need to have wire cutters anyway !! Those ‘pliers’ are wire cutters.
Good
Can I can connect 2 fans to the same 12V-220V adapter? How?
twist it to at the postive and negative
How can you do multiple fans running off the same plug?
My fan has a 3 pin and no colour pls help
Same 😬😬
Test it with a battery to check which wires you need to make it spin, cause you need only 2
Is not going to explode right.ok so I have a hp adapter from a printer.the output is 32volts 1560mah I don't know how many mah are in a second.the adapter has 3 holes pins.i have xbox 360 fan doubled blades.12volts 0.40a.when I first text it with my dc power supply at 32volts blows incredible amount of air at 5amps.i mean 1560mah is alot and it's going to cuz sparks coming out.
Dont run it on 32volt...
Possible male plug? Tell me tomorrow please
You need 12v switch too.
Nice work, but using electrical tape is not so much a good idea. As over time, the tape will degrade and with heat it will become very a sticky mess. If you can, buy a cheap soldering iron and some heat shrink and do it the professional way.
how would you wire 2 fans to one adapter @24v
AusReef Guy you would still need 12 volts, just keep in mind that the amperage on the power supply is enough. IF the fan needs 0.5 amps and you have 2 fans the powersupply should at least supply 1 amp. When you connect the fans just connect the positive wires to positive and so on
Can we use switching adapter please tell me
Wire stripper Ka kaam daant se krne waale asli Indian Hain. DOCUMENTS NHI LGENGE😂😂
Peace. dont wanna rain on your design, though, I was wondering after a chat with my next door neighbour, bright fellow, after stating about replacing Kitchen fan , he applied that if the workmanship is not carried out by a professional electrician, the insurance of the house may be affected if mis hap happens, so this, adapter re inventing, could have same issues > I am not sure.
I designed a FAN though and placed it on a battery which is not connected to HOUSE power Supply at all. I just re charge the battery. I purchased the FAN for Kitchen (Extractor) from Amazon, took the old fan out, and placed a computer fast fan in there at 12 volt. A hole was already maintained in the wall of my mums house, (kitchen) put a on off switch on the case of the body of the extractor, and pushed it into the wall and sealed it with decorators caulk. works great. I leave it on, evening when mum is cooking and when battery runs out it switches off. NO condensation at all!. Great.
I use 125volts
You should use proper cable joiners in your video, not cheap and dangerous electrical tape method used in the old days. Its can be a fire hazard.
Well almost no one has that kind of adapter
But my fan has 4 wires :(
You just need the live and neutral wire. Google it
Get a 9volt battey (rectangular type with bits on top) to safely figure out which fan wires are postive and negative by trial and error
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how can i wire 4 5v fans to 1 12v adapter?
you cant pull more power than it can output, so not possible, in your case you can only do 2
be cheaper just to by new fan., unless you have parts.
Or some of us might have just broken a fan and just need a video like this to figure out how to put it back together.
why in the hell do we have different power outlets? you would think of all the things, power outlets and plugs would be universal by now!
Volts isn't the only thing you want to pay attention to! AMPs is very important!!! If you have a .28amp fan, then you will burn out your fan if you use anything above that .28amps!!! So you can't use a 2.0 amp power supply with a .28 amp fan! Just FYI!!!
thats not how current works...youre thinking of voltage....the adapter is rated UP TO 2.0A, will only draw what is needed.
@@brodysdaddy Then please explain to me why THREE pc fans stopped working when I tried to run them with a 12v @ 2amps with all three requiring 12v @ 0.43 amps? They all were working just fine on my motherboard UNTIL I tried running them on an external adapter!
Maybe you have a bad adapter
I tried at least twenty fans and all worked with 12V 15A power supply
@@user-cz4gy7em2i how about mine? it is ok to connect if my fan motor is 12vdc, 0.18a while my adopter is ac adopter 12v 1a?is it ok? It will work?
I’m going to invent fan coolants for pants bc honestly sometimes pants get too hot during the summer
wear shorts
tcotiago Not everyone is comfortable showing their legs... anyways! I’VE MADE A BREAKTHROUGH! I HAVE A 3D PRINTER FOR THE BASE!
@@viewer_19 what's wrong with your legs?
Thats a really bad fan