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

[Dave Hensley]

Good point James. I had heard the same thing.

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Hallows" <nutty@flyfoxy.com>
To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [simpits-tech] How to hook up fans & lights??


> 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
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> 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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