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Written by stfn :raspberrypi: :python: on 2025-02-01 at 17:06

New blog post!

In which I show how I am powering a typical 120mm PC case fan from a USB port to quietly cool my Raspberry Pi cluster.

CW: bad soldering skills

https://stfn.pl/blog/59-powering-fans-from-usb-pi-cluster/

[#]RaspberryPi #boinc #diy_electronics #blog

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Written by stfn :raspberrypi: :python: on 2025-02-01 at 17:53

btw, my cluster reached almost 10k points in @einsteinathome

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Written by Tom on 2025-02-01 at 17:08

@stfn You can get case fans that plug in via USB you know?

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Written by stfn :raspberrypi: :python: on 2025-02-01 at 17:08

@tripplehelix but there's no DIY fun in that

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Written by Nikolay Neupokoev 🐉🏔️ on 2025-02-01 at 17:23

@stfn why don’t you use USB 3? It can give you faster speed

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Written by stfn :raspberrypi: :python: on 2025-02-01 at 17:23

@mikolasan whoa, why haven't I think of that?!

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Written by Nikolay Neupokoev 🐉🏔️ on 2025-02-01 at 17:24

@stfn 😂

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Written by Guruprasad :kubuntu: :arch: on 2025-02-01 at 18:51

@stfn, I followed the instructions in https://www.instructables.com/How-To-Convert-A-Case-Fan-To-USB/ successfully last weekend to power a fan with a PWM connector using USB. It was fairly straightforward and worked okay.

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Written by stfn :raspberrypi: :python: on 2025-02-01 at 19:28

@artfulsodger sure, that's another solution :)

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