| ID: | 4388 |
| From: | gene glick <ge...@optonline.net> |
| Date: | Sun, 20 Sep 2020 18:07:48 -0400 |
| Subject: | Re: [pcb-rnd] How to vertical mount a fan to PCB? |
| in-reply-to: | 4385 from gene glick <ge...@optonline.net> |
--0000000000008a858c05afc5f7db Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I guess I'm just going to fabricate a bracket... no problem. On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 12:50 PM gene glick <geneglick@optonline.net> wrote: > 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 >>> >> --0000000000008a858c05afc5f7db Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">I guess I'm just going to fabricate a bracket... no p= roblem.=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D= "gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 12:50 PM gene glick <<a href=3D"mailt= o:geneglick@optonline.net">geneglick@optonline.net</a>> wrote:<br></div>= <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">There is no case.=C2=A0 Ri= ght now it will be a power factor correction prototype... no case,=C2=A0 ju= st a board.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"g= mail_attr">On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 11:00 AM Stefan Schippers <<a href=3D"m= ailto:stefan.schippers@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">stef= an.schippers@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q= uote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1e= x"><div dir=3D"auto">Hi! my (probably worthless) 5 cents on this:<div dir= =3D"auto">Mount the fan on the supply case and connect to pcb supply with w= ires?</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"g= mail_attr">Il Dom 20 Set 2020, 16:48 gene glick <<a href=3D"mailto:gene.= s.glick@gmail.com" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">gene.s.g= lick@gmail.com</a>> ha scritto:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot= e" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">= <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>These little 12V square fans are great, for example:<= br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/cui-devi= ces/CFM-4020V-145-123/102-5593-ND/7605411" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer nor= eferrer" target=3D"_blank">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'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'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> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> --0000000000008a858c05afc5f7db--
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