12v fans
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Gold Member Username: SplmonsterC-Town, OH USA Post Number: 1212 Registered: May-06 | i saw a link before but i cant find it, for some 12v fans because i need some ventilation for my amp because its kinda covered and gettin a lil hot because it aint gettin enough ventilation, thanks |
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Gold Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 4679 Registered: Feb-06 | http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?WebPage_ID=3 |
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Gold Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 4680 Registered: Feb-06 | bump dammit. |
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Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego Post Number: 1752 Registered: Dec-06 | Dead link Mike. You could just go to any computer store and pick up some fans for a few bucks each. |
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Gold Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 4681 Registered: Feb-06 | well damm, thought it'd work. it's for www.partsexpress.com, just type fans in the search bar. |
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Gold Member Username: Extrmndor3IF U HEAR ME... crazydbs.com Post Number: 5504 Registered: Feb-06 | go to best buy and buy a 12 volt computer fan you can get 60 90 and 120 mm fans its up to you and there you go same shyt. |
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Gold Member Username: SplmonsterC-Town, OH USA Post Number: 1214 Registered: May-06 | thanks man thats the site i was lookin for, but hey if i got this http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=099-184 could i just snip the wire and wire it to that fan? cuz there is a 12v adapter in the back of my trailblazer. |
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Gold Member Username: SplmonsterC-Town, OH USA Post Number: 1215 Registered: May-06 | or i think i got an old car cell phone charger could i juss snip that and wire it to a fan? |
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Bronze Member Username: Thumpinwith8sFormerly known as Wolf... Post Number: 57 Registered: Jun-07 | not trying to jack the thread, but HOW would I put a fan on my amp? the damn thing gets too hot and cuts itself off occassionaly...then what should I expect from a FREE Jensen..lol |
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Gold Member Username: Th3pwn3rPost Number:... Post Number: 3074 Registered: Jul-06 | You can crack the case open wolfman but it's not the safest thing to do... |
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Bronze Member Username: Thumpinwith8sFormerly known as Wolf... Post Number: 62 Registered: Jun-07 | hmm, why not? I've opened the case on a couple of amps before.and as long as they're not hooked up it should be ok. just wondering if there's room inside for a fan |
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Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego Post Number: 1758 Registered: Dec-06 | Well.... by the nature of how fans work they won't do anything if they don't have some resistance to pull against. A good example is when they are mounted in a computer box but the box isn't sealed very well or has missing mobo slots.... it won't pull any air out because it doesn't have anything to pull against. In a scenario of an amp in a car, the only way to effectively use any type of fan would be to either mount it underneath somewhere (like the spare tire compartment) and cut holes and mount the fans to blow outwards into the car. If your amp is just mounted somewhere in the open, you would have to build a little box that would fit over the amp and then mount a couple fans on that and wire/face them to blow out. You can also wire/face them so that one blows in and the other blows out. Mounting a 12 volt fan in open air above the amp will do next to nothing. |
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Gold Member Username: Th3pwn3rPost Number:... Post Number: 3075 Registered: Jul-06 | Me and my buddy pretty much ripped the entire board out of a Lanzar Vibe "2000 Watt" amp's case and got it to be 1 ohm stable  It wasn't a bad amp for 180 bucks. |
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Bronze Member Username: Thumpinwith8sFormerly known as Wolf... Post Number: 64 Registered: Jun-07 | well,what i meant is that I would probably take the top off, cut a space out in it, mount the fan so that it blows outwards, and then wire it up. since I got pics of the amp.....look at my idea below   |
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Bronze Member Username: Thumpinwith8sFormerly known as Wolf... Post Number: 65 Registered: Jun-07 | btw, the slots that are shown in the bottom pic, if I have my rear seat down, and the amp is cutting out, I can blow in them, and it will come back on...so if I can get air flowing in throught them and out the amp, that should cool things down enough to keep it from cutting off, hopefully |
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Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego Post Number: 1760 Registered: Dec-06 | Yep, there you go. |
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Bronze Member Username: Thumpinwith8sFormerly known as Wolf... Post Number: 67 Registered: Jun-07 | so how powerful of a fan would I need, or will all 12volt fans be the same? and HOW do I go about cutting the hole? |
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Gold Member Username: Th3pwn3rPost Number:... Post Number: 3076 Registered: Jul-06 | Cut the hole using a dremel. |
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Bronze Member Username: Thumpinwith8sFormerly known as Wolf... Post Number: 68 Registered: Jun-07 | and IF I dont have a dremel? |
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Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego Post Number: 1761 Registered: Dec-06 | Seal those air vents off and however you end up cutting it, make damn sure you clean all of the metal off of the circuit board or whatever is underneath that top panel. If worse came to worst you could drill multiple holes and tap the rest through with a flat screwdriver and a hammer. |
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Bronze Member Username: Thumpinwith8sFormerly known as Wolf... Post Number: 72 Registered: Jun-07 | I'll take the cover OFF to cut it. so I wont have to worry about metal shards |
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Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego Post Number: 1762 Registered: Dec-06 | I meant after, all it takes is one little shard to cause a short but you can make sure there are none left by filing the cut. But just check to make sure nothing falls inside after you replace the top. |
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Gold Member Username: SplmonsterC-Town, OH USA Post Number: 1217 Registered: May-06 | thanks for jacking my thread jerk.... haha juss playin wolfie, my thread is your thread  but does anyone know if i could get like a cigarette lighter adapter that i could hook that fan up to? |
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Bronze Member Username: Thumpinwith8sFormerly known as Wolf... Post Number: 74 Registered: Jun-07 | why would you want to use a cig. lighter adapter, I would think you could hook it up to where the power goes into the amp or am I wrong, since that would be + and ground instead of + and - |
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Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego Post Number: 1779 Registered: Dec-06 | Because you want to connect it to a switchable or in this case, removable, power source otherwise the fans would run 24/7. Best bet would be to splice a thin wire into a switchable power source that goes to your clock, radio, etc. but you have to be concerned with added noise because fans are notorious for that. |
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Gold Member Username: Van_manBoston South, MA Post Number: 2542 Registered: Mar-06 | "but you have to be concerned with added noise because fans are notorious for that." Use a 100uF capacitor on the power wire to reduce noise. You can buy a power line noise filter for 10-20 bucks, but the cap works well for cheap money. What? |
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