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ID:4384
From:Stefan Schippers <st...@gmail.com>
Date:Sun, 20 Sep 2020 17:00:52 +0200
Subject:Re: [pcb-rnd] How to vertical mount a fan to PCB?
in-reply-to:4383 from gene glick <ge...@gmail.com>
replies: 4385 from gene glick <ge...@optonline.net>
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Hi! my (probably worthless) 5 cents on this:
Mount the fan on the supply case and connect to pcb supply with wires?
 
Il Dom 20 Set 2020, 16:48 gene glick <gene.s.glick@gmail.com> ha scritto:
 
> These little 12V square fans are great, for example:
>
> https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/cui-devices/CFM-4020V-145-123/102-5593-ND/7605411
>
> Looks like it is meant to mount flat to something, and then use the 4
> corner holes to secure it with some bolts.
>
> What if I want to mount it vertically? I can't seem to locate any hardware
> for this. Am I missing something? Do I have to custom fab something? Mabe
> buy something close (brackets) from McMaster-Carr?
>
> I'm designing a power supply and want to add a fan to cool things
> off...plan to vertical mount the fan and then draw air across the heat
> sinks.
>
> thanks for any ideas!
>
> gene
>
 
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<div dir=3D"auto">Hi! my (probably worthless) 5 cents on this:<div dir=3D"a=
uto">Mount the fan on the supply case and connect to pcb supply with wires?=
</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_=
attr">Il Dom 20 Set 2020, 16:48 gene glick &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gene.s.gli=
ck@gmail.com">gene.s.glick@gmail.com</a>&gt; ha scritto:<br></div><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc so=
lid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>These little 12V square fans ar=
e great, for example:<br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.digikey.com/prod=
uct-detail/en/cui-devices/CFM-4020V-145-123/102-5593-ND/7605411" target=3D"=
_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/cui-de=
vices/CFM-4020V-145-123/102-5593-ND/7605411</a></div><div><br></div><div>Lo=
oks like it is meant to mount flat to something, and then use the 4 corner =
holes to secure it with some bolts.</div><div><br></div><div>What if I want=
 to mount it vertically? I can&#39;t seem to locate any hardware for this. =
Am I missing something? Do I have to custom fab something? Mabe buy somethi=
ng close (brackets) from McMaster-Carr?</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;m de=
signing a power supply and want to add a fan to cool things off...plan to v=
ertical mount the fan and then draw air across the heat sinks.</div><div><b=
r></div><div>thanks for any ideas!</div><div><br></div><div>gene<br></div><=
/div>
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4384 Re: [pcb-rnd] How to vertical mount a fan to PCB? from Stefan Schippers <st...@gmail.com>
  4385 Re: [pcb-rnd] How to vertical mount a fan to PCB? from gene glick <ge...@optonline.net>
    4388 Re: [pcb-rnd] How to vertical mount a fan to PCB? from gene glick <ge...@optonline.net>