running a 12 volt fan on 120 volt outlet

meveld · 17-May-07, 06:14 PM

I've got an old battery charger outside that gets hot as hell during the summer.

The fan in question is a vantec tornado, 12v dc 1 amp.

The question is will it run if soldered to a 120 volt power cord and run off a regular outlet?

degu22 · 17-May-07, 06:27 PM

It would run for about half a second than start on fire. Try running the fan off the 12 volt output of the battery charger.

BeetleMan · 17-May-07, 06:35 PM

Try to put the charger somewhere cooler, in the shade etc...
And as degu22 said, connect it to the 12v output.
You can also buy a 120v fan like this one:
eBay: Sunon AC 115V fan SP101A 120x120x38 NEW (item 220089380809 end time Jun-04-07 07:25:12 PDT)

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Originally Posted by meveld


	I've got an old battery charger outside that gets hot as hell during the summer. The fan in question is a vantec tornado, 12v dc 1 amp. The question is will it run if soldered to a 120 volt power cord and run off a regular outlet?

Nerdz · 17-May-07, 07:33 PM

Find a Old microwave and get the fan from that thing. Guaranteed 250CFM. You could always put a bigger heatsink on the thing with some heatsink compound.

17-May-07, 06:14 PM		#1 (permalink)
meveld Apex Techie Wannabe	running a 12 volt fan on 120 volt outlet I've got an old battery charger outside that gets hot as hell during the summer. The fan in question is a vantec tornado, 12v dc 1 amp. The question is will it run if soldered to a 120 volt power cord and run off a regular outlet? Last edited by meveld; 17-May-07 at 06:19 PM.

17-May-07, 06:27 PM		#2 (permalink)
degu22 Apex Techie II	Re: running a 12 volt fan on 120 volt outlet It would run for about half a second than start on fire. Try running the fan off the 12 volt output of the battery charger.

17-May-07, 07:33 PM		#4 (permalink)
Nerdz Sir Knight of Spamalot	Re: running a 12 volt fan on 120 volt outlet Find a Old microwave and get the fan from that thing. Guaranteed 250CFM. You could always put a bigger heatsink on the thing with some heatsink compound.

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