Build yourself a fan temperature control

A MOSFET Power transistor (N-Channel), IRFZ24N (IFR510) A 10K spindle trimming potentiometer, A 10K NTC temperature sensor,

Before you start using the temperature control, the temperature at which the CPU (or case, etc...) should be kept must be set. This is done by adjusting the spindle trimming potentiometer. A good strategy to do this is: Start with a cool CPU (or case). Turn potentiometer until the fan doesn't spin at all. Then, watch the temperature rise. As soon as the temperature gets close to the maximum it should reach, adjust the potentiometer so that the fan just starts to spin. Exact adjustment is crucial if you'd like your temperature control to work the way it should. Do invest enough time adjusting it precisely. If the adjustment is not good, the computer will either overheat, or the fans will spin almost at top speed all the time, making the control useless. You might notice that when turning your computer on, the controlled fans will not spin at all. After a while, as the system gets hotter, they will start to spin; and often they will spin a little faster at first, but then fall back to slower speed after a while. This is normal; the reason is that fans need a higher voltage to start spinning than to keepspinning. If you change the fan connected to the temperature control, or if you add another fan, the temperature must be readjusted. -------------------------------------------------------------

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De ex MIC2941 la vreo 8 lei bucata in 10buc+ poate produce 11.9v daca ii dai 12v si necesita mai putine piese pe langa. In plus, asta mic2941 are tab-ul legat la ground (placuta de metal din spate), deci poti lega mai multe asemenea chipuri la un singur heatsink mai mare.. lm317 sau ld1117 au nevoie fiecare de heatsink-ul propriu sau trebuie sa folosesti folie izolatoare intre chip si heatsink daca vrei sa pui mai multe chipuri pe acelasi heatsink. Ah.. si asta mic2941 are si pin-ul de shutdown, deci in principiu poti sa adaugi si un buton de on/off pt fiecare fan pe panoul din fata (pinul shutdown legat la Vin inseamna ca regulatorul merge, lasat neconectat inseamna ca se opreste) Deci ai putea lua un buton double pole double throw sau asa ceva si atunci cand pui butonul pe on, pe de o parte butonul leaga shutdown pin la vin si cealalata parte a butonului leaga led-ul la 12v printr-un rezistor (1kohm sa zicem) si vezi ca e pornit fan-ul asa. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Zalman Fanmate 2

Piesele necesare: -un stabilizator 7805 -o rezistenta de 680 ohmi -un potentiometru de 1k -ceva fire + conectica + un cablaj -------------------------------------------------------------------------