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5v Fan for board
Posted:
Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:01 pm
by hsauro
Given the number of people who have recently reported problems with overheating on their boards, has anyone got advice for powering a 5 volt
fan from the parallela board? I've found these examples online but want advice on where I can tap 5 volts on the board? I could power the
fan separately but a single board solution would be nice as I could strap the
fan to the top of the case into a single unit. I think it would be worthwhile the company redesigning the cases they sell to allow a
fan to be more easily added.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/116745266/ ... spberry-pihttp://www.ebay.com/bhp/cooler-5vhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glFCJ-xEesY
Re: 5v Fan for board
Posted:
Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:03 pm
by 9600
A 5v fan can be powered via the mounting pads if the jumper J15 is fitted. For an example see .
Cheers,
Andrew
Re: 5v Fan for board
Posted:
Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:15 pm
by hsauro
Thanks for the quick response, just what I needed. Didn't realize there was already a suitable case design.
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Re: 5v Fan for board
Posted:
Wed Mar 19, 2014 10:58 pm
by gceline
Another option if you have the Parallella case - I used this at the Embedded World show where we powered 8 monitors for 4 days at the show.
I used a 5VDC - 25mm x25mm x 6mm fan (easily found as it is used in one of the Apple laptops) and it fits perfectly between the side of the case and the pcb.
I superglued the fan into place and used 5VDC points on on the pcb to power the fan. Pictures at these links.
Re: 5v Fan for board
Posted:
Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:16 pm
by nmalinoski
Re: 5v Fan for board
Posted:
Thu May 15, 2014 8:45 pm
by akidner
I am attaching a picture of my cooling solution. It’s a standard 12v PC case exhaust fan. It was a very low price but quite fiddly to fit. I run it a 5 volts so it is quieter and slower than in normal use.