Help with coolin fan.. - G35Driver - Infiniti G35 & G37 Forum Discussion

May 21, 2008 | 03:29 AM

nyqueenz

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Help with coolin fan..

Question..

I wanna run a 80mm cooling fan on my sub box that cool the amp set up which will be inside..

How can I power the fan on a 12 volts power supply?
Should I go to radio shack to see if I can do a circuit board of some kind?
Any help will be get...

May 21, 2008 | 08:04 AM

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couldn't you just splice it off your amp power wire OR run it off your fuse block?

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May 21, 2008 | 01:31 PM

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^^^^^^^^^what doc said....
this guy sells good fans that are run off of 12v DC & made to go into a cabinet:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZdrmckenzie

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May 21, 2008 | 01:36 PM

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I ran the 18awg wire right into the same place on my amp I ran my 4awg. I also installed a relay using the remote/turn-on wire for both of my fans.

Definitely get fan(s) that run off of 12v.

May 21, 2008 | 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Meatshackle

I ran the 18awg wire right into the same place on my amp I ran my 4awg. I also installed a relay using the remote/turn-on wire for both of my fans.

Definitely get fan(s) that run off of 12v.

could I just run the 18awg wire to the power off port of the capacitor?

a diagram would help if anyone could imply one please..