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	<title type="html"><![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Powering fans from arduino]]></title>
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	<updated>2012-11-10T03:54:33Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Powering fans from arduino]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>There is also a 12v supply between the Z and E motor connectors, a third one to go with the fan and LED.&nbsp; I found that was a good one for the always-on electronics fan.&nbsp; The one you have used can be converted for a gcode controlled fan.&nbsp; See my blog post on that here - <a href="http://solidoodletips.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/gcode-controlled-extruder-fan/">http://solidoodletips.wordpress.com/201 … ruder-fan/</a></p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[IanJohnson]]></name>
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			<updated>2012-11-10T03:54:33Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Powering fans from arduino]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Sweet! You answered the question for me, how to power the fan I intend to add. </p><p>Bear in mind, however, that at least for official arduinos the &quot;Vin&quot; port is actually going first through a diode. So it&#039;s Vin minus 0.7v. Also, the diode can&#039;t sustain more than 1amp, which is plenty for those two fans at 11.3V, but you wouldn&#039;t want to go too crazy.</p><p>Your photos only appear as thumbnails for me, so I can&#039;t quite tell what you&#039;re powering from (the 12v input, or the &quot;12v output.&quot; The latter being the only one that goes through a diode.)</p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Tomek]]></name>
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			<updated>2012-11-10T01:31:37Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Powering fans from arduino]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>I wired up a couple of 40mm fans last night and i&#039;m powering them directly from the arduino&#039;s 12v output.&nbsp; It&#039;s a pretty simple mod but it&#039;s very useful.&nbsp; I&#039;ll post some pics and the details when I get home tonight.</p><p>First I identified where I could get 12v off the board.<br /><span class="postimg"><img src="http://img105.imagevenue.com/loc511/th_503847316_12vsource_122_511lo.jpg" alt="http://img105.imagevenue.com/loc511/th_503847316_12vsource_122_511lo.jpg" /></span></p><p>Next I removed the 4 socket head cap screws and the plastic standoffs because I needed access to the back of the board.<br /><span class="postimg"><img src="http://img183.imagevenue.com/loc386/th_503996445_backofboard_122_386lo.JPG" alt="http://img183.imagevenue.com/loc386/th_503996445_backofboard_122_386lo.JPG" /></span></p><p>Then I took a tiny drill .040&quot; and drilled the solder out of the holes.&nbsp; I used a couple of pins I had salvaged from an old circuit and soldered them in place.<br /><span class="postimg"><img src="http://img141.imagevenue.com/loc500/th_504091696_pins_122_500lo.JPG" alt="http://img141.imagevenue.com/loc500/th_504091696_pins_122_500lo.JPG" /></span></p><p>Next I taped the wires for my fan to the end of a steel rod and used it to pull my wires.&nbsp; I stopped at the back of the case with my black wire and ran that back to the front following the same line as the wires for the lights.&nbsp; I ran a second black wire from the front along the same line and out the back of the case following the red wire the rest of the way down.&nbsp; Now I had my switch leg ready for a switch.<br /><span class="postimg"><img src="http://img41.imagevenue.com/loc242/th_504207898_runningwires_122_242lo.JPG" alt="http://img41.imagevenue.com/loc242/th_504207898_runningwires_122_242lo.JPG" /></span><br /><span class="postimg"><img src="http://img28.imagevenue.com/loc144/th_504265488_switch_122_144lo.JPG" alt="http://img28.imagevenue.com/loc144/th_504265488_switch_122_144lo.JPG" /></span></p><p>I attached a fan for the electronics and soldered both sets of wires to a fan connector.&nbsp; I finished it off with some electrical tape and covered it with the white heat shrink.<br /><span class="postimg"><img src="http://img184.imagevenue.com/loc913/th_504328447_wiring_122_913lo.JPG" alt="http://img184.imagevenue.com/loc913/th_504328447_wiring_122_913lo.JPG" /></span></p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[ch355ma5t3r]]></name>
				<uri>https://www.soliforum.com/user/161/</uri>
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			<updated>2012-10-04T17:52:15Z</updated>
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