Most of us using desktop computers, and plenty of us on laptops, have some sort of fan or pump installed in our computer to remove heat and keep our machines running at the most optimum temperature.

I have a Darlington transistor to keep cool. It is a lovely chunky TIP147 in a TO247 package, attached to a PC heatsink (£6 from ebay) to get the heat out. PC heatsinks are great as they often include ...

Most of us using desktop computers, and plenty of us on laptops, have some sort of fan or pump installed in our computer to remove heat and keep our machines running at the most optimum temperature.

A few weeks ago, I saw a reader’s question about how to run PS3 cooling fans using an external electronics circuit. At the time I was busy with some other projects. The other day, I decided to put my ...

When it comes to taking control of your PC's fans, a fan controller can not only allow you to tweak them to your heart's content, but also add a significant amount of bling to an otherwise ...

Serial would mean the +V of one fan is connected to the Gnd of the next, and assuming each fan is identical, each fan would only get a fraction of 12V (2 fans @ 6V each might make them spin slowly, ...

AUTO /MANUAL manual mode automatic mode switch. Big LCD screen to display the temperature, fan speed, alarm temperature, hard disk state, to constantly know the the working condition. Smart adjust the ...