G+_T Nohands Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Hey Padre and Cranky River Horse I'm needing to and cooling fans to my entertainment center I'd like to use variable speed pc fans but I can't find a power supply or or any controllers with temperature sensors to regulate speed to custom temp settings nor can I find any ardiuno or ras-pi kits with all the pieces I need? What's the deal I remember being able to get everything I need off newegg or amazon but now it's either overpriced proprietary or almost everything but 1 or 2 pieces and all controllers for pc fans are meant for computer case 5.25 bays would use those but still no compatible power supplies just enough for that.so where can I find what I need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_T Burns Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I did this a few years back on my solid wood entertainment center with an Onkyo Receiver that cooked my DVD player. I'll go back and look at what and where I bought the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_T Burns Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Here's my list of items, all from amazon. I put 4 120mm fans in the middle compartment of my entertainment center, two blowing in and two blowing out (configured with one of each on two levels). Don't forget the fan mounting screws like I did when I went to install it! There are other options available out there if you don't want to DIY (http://www.coolerguys.com) but I'm more of a DIY guy. If you're interested in a how-to, let me know and I can put one together pretty quickly. Thermal fan controller: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085EHCDQ/ Power adapter for controller: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MGG6SC PWM Y Splitter Cable Adapter (x2 to connect controller to fans) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OFP6QW Fans (Pack of 4) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000O8I474/ Fan Grills http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005VRK5YS/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_T Nohands Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Thanks but again it's almost what I need need multiple probes for multiple bays of equipment and buying extra controllers gets overpriced and that's at the coolerguys website as well I just checked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Marsh Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 It really doesn't take a lot of airflow to keep your components happy. I'd suggest using one low-RPM fan pulling air out near the top of each cavity. You don't necessarily need to make them temperature controlled if you already have a "smart" power strip that has a master outlet which controls the power state of the other outlets. Or, if one of your components has a switched outlet on the back for daisy-chaining components, you could plug the fans' power supply into that so it's only on when the entertainment system is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_T Nohands Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 Thanks for that Idea next time I get someone out to be my hands for a day I'll pull out my denon iit put's the most heat out and is the most likely device to have that feature being a 4308ci onetime their flagship model, also planing on ugrading and using it as a zone 2 unit for a 7.1 setup and adding to and upgrading the network for more interactive abilities with the equipment. A solution till I can do something with arduino or ras-pi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Nick Fusco Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Just run the fans off a 5v power brick or an old ATX powersupply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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