| ID: | 4391 |
| From: | gene glick <ge...@optonline.net> |
| Date: | Mon, 21 Sep 2020 15:17:22 -0400 |
| Subject: | Re: [pcb-rnd] How to vertical mount a fan to PCB? |
| in-reply-to: | 4390 from Jesse Frey <je...@gmail.com> |
--000000000000ddc1ca05afd7b364 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yep=F0=9F=A4=98=F0=9F=98=8E=F0=9F=A4=98 On Mon, Sep 21, 2020, 12:49 PM Jesse Frey <jesse.m.frey@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >> > --000000000000ddc1ca05afd7b364 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">Yep=F0=9F=A4=98=F0=9F=98=8E=F0=9F=A4=98</div><br><div cla= ss=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 21, 20= 20, 12:49 PM Jesse Frey <<a href=3D"mailto:jesse.m.frey@gmail.com">jesse= .m.frey@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"= style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><d= iv dir=3D"auto">I guess you could add two slots (massive homes could work a= s well) spaced by the thickness of the fan and zip tie around two of the mo= unting 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" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferr= er">gene.s.glick@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gma= il_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-lef= t:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>These little 12V square fans are great, for ex= ample:<br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/c= ui-devices/CFM-4020V-145-123/102-5593-ND/7605411" rel=3D"noreferrer norefer= rer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/cui-device= s/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 hole= s 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 something c= lose (brackets) from McMaster-Carr?</div><div><br></div><div>I'm design= ing a power supply and want to add a fan to cool things off...plan to verti= cal mount the fan and then draw air across the heat sinks.</div><div><br></= div><div>thanks for any ideas!</div><div><br></div><div>gene<br></div></div= > </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> --000000000000ddc1ca05afd7b364--
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