How to wire Computer fan help

Can anyone give me some advice to a link or web page to explain the best way to hook up your CPU fan or what is it I need to wire the fan to control its fan blade speed?

Thanks Kindly,

Lance

a cpu fan is a low voltage fan. I wired mine to a cell phone charger and then plugged that into a lamp dimmer to slow it down.

I have used a 110v fan that is the same as a CPU fan it means less wiring as it needs no adapter.

Rob you placed the rheostat between the fan and adapter?

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Originally Posted by kitedemon

I have used a 110v fan that is the same as a CPU fan it means less wiring as it needs no adapter.

Rob you placed the rheostat between the fan and adapter?

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adapter plugged into rheostat and rheostat plugs into wall

Interesting I tried something like that and it was not able to regulate the fan with the adaptor so I ordered the 110v fan. must be a different type of adapter? I wish I know more about the odds and ends like that.

It was just an old cell phone charger from one of my Nextels. I know if the fan wouldnt start till you turned it up al the way but after it was running I could regulate it back.
Its the fans I was running in the little black incubator from my first couple clutches.
Now the "Nick-O-Bator" has two 110v fans with a Zoomed rheostat in it.

Rob that was my problem! I was using a herpstat in cooling mode with it the fan was just on full or off. I never had that problem with the ac fan. That sounds like the missing bit. Thanks Rob that has been bugging me for a while. I hate not knowing

thanks guys does any of you know of a picture description showing the items used in reference as well as step by step as some of the great DIY Threads?

Thanks again all

lance mine is easy plug the fan into the herpstat place probe done. Nothing to it. The only issue is the ac pancake fan.

I buy these:
http://www.coolerguys.com/840556063766.html

With this cord:

http://www.coolerguys.com/840556089346.html

then you don't have to worry about wiring, just plugging in the cord to the fan and the fan into the wall.

That is basically the same fan as the one I use. Mine was listed with variable speeds that is the only difference I can see.

this is the best thing exactly how I want to do it plug it in and go :) thanks kindly

Lance