hello folks,
i have eight yate loons fan on my radiator and they are all connected in parallel. currently i'm running all the fans on 12 volt off the psu, and it is loud. i don't think i can get a fan controller that will allow me to control my fan speed in this configuration as most fan controller have a limited current loading per channel and they will likely get hot or burn up.
the fan specification said it is rated at .3 amp per fan. so that would be like 2.4 amp for the eight fans connected in parallels. but the last time i check the current with the multimeter driving the fans at 5 volt it is drawing in the excess of 3.5 amp or slightly more. perhaps the higher current was because of the lower voltage i used from a power supply box you see in the picture.
now, i have heard of an LM317T regulator. but i also heard that it can only handle up to 1.5 amp. so there's the problem.
does anyone here knowledgable about electronics who can advise me on how to hook up some LM317T regulators to handle higher currents.
below are some pictures of the setup of my description.
thanks for any help folks
i have eight yate loons fan on my radiator and they are all connected in parallel. currently i'm running all the fans on 12 volt off the psu, and it is loud. i don't think i can get a fan controller that will allow me to control my fan speed in this configuration as most fan controller have a limited current loading per channel and they will likely get hot or burn up.
the fan specification said it is rated at .3 amp per fan. so that would be like 2.4 amp for the eight fans connected in parallels. but the last time i check the current with the multimeter driving the fans at 5 volt it is drawing in the excess of 3.5 amp or slightly more. perhaps the higher current was because of the lower voltage i used from a power supply box you see in the picture.
now, i have heard of an LM317T regulator. but i also heard that it can only handle up to 1.5 amp. so there's the problem.
does anyone here knowledgable about electronics who can advise me on how to hook up some LM317T regulators to handle higher currents.
below are some pictures of the setup of my description.
thanks for any help folks