Need a fan to cool my receiver.
06-19-00, 04:15 PM
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I want to mount a fan over top of my sony receiver and plug it into the switched outlet on the back of it. I went to radio shack and found a suitable fan in 4" and 3" size, but they said they didn't have any kind of AC adapter to work with them and all they could do is sell me the parts to sodder on to it. That is too much work for me. What are you guys using?
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06-19-00, 05:13 PM
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I agree with vlad, getting an AC one would be easiest. When I did this I used a DC one, and just used a cheapo AC/DC converter that I found. All you need is a small 9-12V power supply, if you have any broken phones, answering machines, etc. you could probably use on of those.
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06-19-00, 05:14 PM
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I have a little personal fan unit, like a 6" or something like that... Anyhoo, it has clip on it so you can attach it to a desk, bookshelf, whatever. I put it in my rack above the receiver grill at a good angle for the best airflow... Then I plugged it into a power strip and let her rip... It runs much cooler now...
You can probably find one at Target, K-Mart or Wally World if you look around...
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You can probably find one at Target, K-Mart or Wally World if you look around...
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06-19-00, 07:33 PM
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quote:<HR>Originally posted by Morrow373:YES!
Are sony's really that bad on overheating?<HR>
I have a 12" fan behind mine and it still fades in and out if I play it really loud for an hour or so.
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06-19-00, 08:45 PM
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Over here in the City That Never Sleeps..the weather has been getting hot. My Yamaha 795 gets so extremely hot when I play two dvd movies. I am looking also for a small fan.
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06-19-00, 10:36 PM
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Someone post a link if they find anything online. I haven't had any luck. I'll have to check around for one of those clip fans. There aren't any used computer stores around here that I know of, and I haven't found any ac computer fans anywhere. I've heard of people buying the 4" fan and an ac adapter at Radio Shack, but the employee said they didn't have anything that would work. If anyone has bought a set up from them please post the part #'s. Thanks.
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06-20-00, 03:24 AM
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Another kind of neat idea if you're handy with a soldering iron is to go to radio shack and pick up their small LCD thermometer. I don't know the model #, but it is a 16 X 2 if I remember correctly. It has alarms on it that when a set temp is reached go high sending 1.5V DC that you can use a relay or transistor to switch on a fan. I built a nice case for it and my fan and just set it on top of my reciever. It kept it running in the low 80's F no matter what I played on it. I scrapped it because I was planning to make some cosmetic improvements and never got around to putting it back together, maybe I'll give it a shot again sometime.
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06-20-00, 12:03 PM
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Here is an idea that I have done for routers and switches in cabinets that you could use for cooling your receiver.
Go to Radio Shack and get an AC fan. Go to their connectors and get a lamp cord plug and some lamp cord. Solder the lamp cord to the wires on the AC fan and then the plug will just crimp on the other end. Thats all there is to it.
Of course test it on a regular outlet before plugging it into your receiever. Also I have noticed that AC fans run quieter.
If you already have a DC fan and want an adapter find one that has at least 500 ma (.5 amps). You will probably have to cut the end off and splice the wires and may have to play with polarity (otherwise the fan may run backwards and not be effective).
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Go to Radio Shack and get an AC fan. Go to their connectors and get a lamp cord plug and some lamp cord. Solder the lamp cord to the wires on the AC fan and then the plug will just crimp on the other end. Thats all there is to it.
Of course test it on a regular outlet before plugging it into your receiever. Also I have noticed that AC fans run quieter.
If you already have a DC fan and want an adapter find one that has at least 500 ma (.5 amps). You will probably have to cut the end off and splice the wires and may have to play with polarity (otherwise the fan may run backwards and not be effective).
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