DIY Fan Array

[moose312]

i had a temp crash recently and now i have to prioritize my fans on the top list which i should have done it before. better late than never i guess.. so after countless hours of thinking how to mount my fans without my tank looking like a crap but in the cheap side, i finally had a lightbulb moment..

i mean a light fixture not a bulb lol
Materials:
4x 80mm DC Fan 50php ea
Table nosing (recycled) i think pwede na ung angle na aluminum ni ginagamit sa istante
Lightbulb fixture (recycled)
Glue Gun
Some HeatShrink
Soldering iron & soldering leads (you can tape it if you want)
DC Adaptor - which was used for my diy moonlight but poor leds burn too fast
Drill

since its just collecting dust i might just use it.


i have to use the receptacle mount so i can screw the fixture on the aluminum



Drill holes for the wires and screw


Almost there!


mounted the fans




Heat shrink in place ready for tinning



dito lang ako nagka problema, hindi pala kasya ung wires sa butas but managed to hide it


Finish product


dont mind the duct taped led fixture in here , its just temporary as im waiting for my new tank!



btw i marked the wires for the correct polarity para di na mahirapan later kung alin ang negative and possitive. all in all im pretty pleased of what i have accomplished haven't put the dc adapter yet though..

[kentpoy23]

nice very creative, never thought of using that for bracket.

[maplesyrup]

sir patulong kung pano po diagram ng wires at papntang power supply. try ko din po gumawa. pwede b yan instead of 4 fans gawing 8 fans? anong adaptor po gagamitin nyo? thanks

[khelz]

sir DIY FAN ARRAY

@maplesyrup, parallel connection lng bro... yung red line is positive and black line is negative.. pagsama-samahin mu yung red (positive) then black (negative).. bili ka ng power supply or adpaptor na 12Volts 2Ampere..

[Sea Turtle]

...good job!

[choypogi07]

nice build..

[moose312]

thank you sirs, bigla nalang pumasok sa isip ko nung nagising ako ng madaling araw took me 30mins to finish it..

[maplesyrup]

pwede makita yung powersupply/adaptor na ginamit mo sir?

[moose312]

sure will take a picture later, kaso medyo may problema ako dito, medyo mainit yung adaptor parang konti nalang mag memelt na and i have experienced na nag melt ang gantong adapter.

[khelz]

@moose, bro baka out of range in amperes yung adaptor/powersupply mo.. check mo po yung ampere ng adaptor mo then ampere din ng mga fan motors mo..

[moose312]

500mah ung adaptor 0.12A per fan so medyo nasa peak na nga, hindi ako makahanap ng mas mataas na adaptor

[khelz]

total current ng fan motors is 0.48A/480mA.. tapos gamit mong adaptor is 0.5A/500mA..heheheh masyadong malapit sa limit... talagang iinit nga yang adaptor mo...naku bro offline mo muna yang diy fan array mu.. hanap ka muna ng bagong adaptor.. baka magcause yan ng sunog yang adaptor ...
IMO, 12V 1A adaptor bilhin mo bro kaya na nyang idrive yang 4pcs fan mo..

[moose312]

yup naka offline na triny ko lang nung isang araw wala pa din naman papalamigin eh hehe gamit ko lang siya when i meed to solder something multipurpose hehe

[kenn]

mga bros, ask ko lang, mejo naintindihan ko na kung pano mag DIY fan, ask ko na lang pano ikakabit ung wires sa adaptor?kakalasin ung adaptor to solder the wires? pasensya na po, wala alam sa electronics. thanks in advance

[obet_carlos]

minsan may color code yung wires.. pag red positive, pag black negative.. or you can check using a multimeter.. pero if wala talaga.. kabit mo lang, pag umikot ibig sabihin tama yun.. 12V lang naman yan.. walang mangyayari kung baliktad yung kabit..