[simpits-tech] How to hook up fans & lights??

[James Hallows]

Also don't you need some sort of load on the PSU apart from the fans for it 
to work? Or to be safe?
Again - no knowledge of electronics here ;)

Cheers

James








Do you use that outside a PC case Frank? If so, any issues like grounding
>that need to be taken into account? I actually have a couple PSU's sitting
>around and would love to be able to put them to use.
>
>Dave
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Frank Riedel" <frank@rezultat.dk>
>To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 3:00 PM
>Subject: Re: Re: [simpits-tech] How to hook up fans & lights??
>
>
> > Use PC PSU... i do and it'll work great !
> >
> > Frank
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "dphens" <dphens@nc.rr.com>
> > To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 8:25 PM
> > Subject: Re: Re: [simpits-tech] How to hook up fans & lights??
> >
> >
> > > Well, I though with the 120v stuff, it would save me having to provide a
> > > power source - just plug it in and go. As I said, my knowledge of
> > > electronics is limited, so the less wiring I have to do, the more likely
>I
> > > am to live through building my pit! :-)
> > >
> > > Also, with the backlighting, I wanted to be able adjust the intensity of
> > the
> > > light (dimming). Know if that would be possible with lights you
>mentioned?
> > >
> > > I'll do some searching to see if I can find an easy and convenient way
>to
> > > provide 12v power. If I can, then your recomendation would be feasible
>for
> > > me.
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > > >On Wed, 7 May 2003 17:46:19  0100 (BST) Roy Coates
> > > <roy@flightlab.liv.ac.uk> wrote.
> > > >On Wed, 7 May 2003, dphens wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hi pit'n people :-)
> > > >>
> > > >> I need a little advice. I want to incorporate fans and lights (for
> > panel
> > > >> backlighting) in my pit. I would like to have it all setup so that I
> > can
> > > >> control the on/off and dimming (for the lights) from inside the pit.
>I
> > > >> currently plan on using standard 120vac lights and fans to do this.
>So,
> > > my
> > > >> question is what is the safest and best way to do this?
> > > >>
> > > >> My only idea currently is to remove the switch from the device and
>just
> > > >> rewire it to go through the switches in the pit. Being a novice with
> > > >> electrical devices though, I want to be sure am I doing this the best
> > way
> > > >> possible.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >I think I'd be looking at low voltage devices - not 120v stuff.
> > > >
> > > >I used 12v case fans to keep my first pit cool, and that's still
>running
> > > >sweetly. As for backlighting, how about the cold 12v lights they're
> > > >selling now for posh PC cases?  White LED's?
> > > >
> > > >Roy.
> > > >
> > > >
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