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Offline Dietmar

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Re: Changing heatsinks
« Reply #29 from previous page: September 06, 2003, 10:52:10 PM »
>I can imagine a lot of heat dissipation for 50Ohm...

Not really. Look on the fan, it should have a label with the technical data. Small 12V 40mm fans are rated 1W or a bit above. Since you will be burning only a fraction of that in the resistor (50%?) and the rest in the fan, no problem with heat. Just get a 1W resistor for 10 cent.
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Re: Changing heatsinks
« Reply #30 on: September 06, 2003, 10:58:10 PM »
@Dietmar

No need, its drawing off the 5V line :-)
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Re: Changing heatsinks
« Reply #31 on: September 06, 2003, 11:01:46 PM »
Why not simply tap into the 5v of the floppy power cable for the fan?
 Or are you trying to do a neater job by powering it from an onboard source?
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Re: Changing heatsinks
« Reply #32 on: September 06, 2003, 11:11:03 PM »
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 Or are you trying to do a neater job by powering it from an onboard source?

That was the idea, but its not a big deal. Currently its tapping the floppy 5V line.
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Re: Changing heatsinks
« Reply #33 on: September 07, 2003, 12:06:54 AM »
Just try gently wiggling the old fan off.  When I overclocked my 040 I just eased the old afn off, and stuck a heatsink in place.

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