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Old 22nd Feb 2021, 9:24 pm   #8
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Default Re: Running DC brushless PC cooling fans

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Originally Posted by paulsherwin View Post
I agree with Chris, this is likely to end in tears unless you are just playing around with some surplus fans and don't care if they get wrecked. I don't know of any computer motherboard or PSU that runs fans overvoltage to improve cooling.
If Dell have anything to go on, they use a centrifugal fan for cooling, it's speed varies but will never run over 12v, it is very loud when it gets going properly and shifts a lot of air.
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