ID: | 4390 |
From: | Jesse Frey <je...@gmail.com> |
Date: | Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:49:38 -0600 |
Subject: | Re: [pcb-rnd] How to vertical mount a fan to PCB? |
in-reply-to: | 4383 from gene glick <ge...@gmail.com> |
replies: | 4391 from gene glick <ge...@optonline.net> |
--00000000000085b7e005afd5a3ad Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I guess you could add two slots (massive homes could work as well) spaced by the thickness of the fan and zip tie around two of the mounting holes. Just a thought On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 8:48 AM gene glick <gene.s.glick@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > --00000000000085b7e005afd5a3ad Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">I guess you could add two slots (massive homes could work= as well) spaced by the thickness of the fan and zip tie around two of the = mounting holes. Just a thought</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir= =3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 8:48 AM gene glick <= <a href=3D"mailto:gene.s.glick@gmail.com">gene.s.glick@gmail.com</a>> wr= ote:<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"ltr"><div>These li= ttle 12V square fans are great, for example:<br></div><div><a href=3D"https= ://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/cui-devices/CFM-4020V-145-123/102-5593= -ND/7605411" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">https://www.digikey.com/p= roduct-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 vertically? I can't seem to locate = any hardware for this. Am I missing something? Do I have to custom fab some= thing? Mabe buy something close (brackets) from McMaster-Carr?</div><div><b= r></div><div>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 h= eat sinks.</div><div><br></div><div>thanks for any ideas!</div><div><br></d= iv><div>gene<br></div></div> </blockquote></div> --00000000000085b7e005afd5a3ad--
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