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Article #3442Re: Rear fan spins, front does not?
From: kony
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 15:25
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 15:25
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Tue, 25 Sep 2001 16:18:43 -0500, Rick Baker <rb2b@ti.com> wrote: >Connecting a fan between 12V and 5V is not a good idea. If the fan >motor shorts out you got big problems to more expensive hardware >than a $10 fan. >If you more less noise, buy a lower rpm fan. Is it a common mode of failure (or even possible) for a brushless DC computer fan to short out the power leads? I'm not aruging that this isn't remotely possible, but it seems unlikely, without introducing a power drill, pond, or some other overt act of destruction. Are there any relevant schematics you could link to? Dave ___________________________ Please Reply to Newsgroup, Google ate my email address.
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