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ID:4385
From:gene glick <ge...@optonline.net>
Date:Sun, 20 Sep 2020 12:50:22 -0400
Subject:Re: [pcb-rnd] How to vertical mount a fan to PCB?
in-reply-to:4384 from Stefan Schippers <st...@gmail.com>
replies: 4388 from gene glick <ge...@optonline.net>
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There is no case.  Right now it will be a power factor correction
prototype... no case,  just a board.
 
On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 11:00 AM Stefan Schippers <stefan.schippers@gmail.com>
wrote:
 
> 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">There is no case.=C2=A0 Right now it will be a power fact=
or correction prototype... no case,=C2=A0 just a board.</div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 20, 2020=
, 11:00 AM Stefan Schippers &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:stefan.schippers@gmail.co=
m">stefan.schippers@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-=
left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Hi! my (probably worthless) 5 cents on this:<di=
v dir=3D"auto">Mount the fan on the supply case and connect to pcb supply w=
ith 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.glick@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">gene.s.glick@g=
mail.com</a>&gt; ha scritto:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"><div>These little 12V square fans are great, for example:<br></d=
iv><div><a href=3D"https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/cui-devices/CF=
M-4020V-145-123/102-5593-ND/7605411" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=
=3D"_blank">https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/cui-devices/CFM-4020V=
-145-123/102-5593-ND/7605411</a></div><div><br></div><div>Looks 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 ve=
rtically? I can&#39;t seem to locate any hardware for this. Am I missing so=
mething? Do I have to custom fab something? Mabe buy something close (brack=
ets) from McMaster-Carr?</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;m designing a power=
 supply and want to add a fan to cool things off...plan to vertical mount t=
he fan and then draw air across the heat sinks.</div><div><br></div><div>th=
anks for any ideas!</div><div><br></div><div>gene<br></div></div>
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