Im wanting to wire a 800mm and a 120mm fan up to a phone charger. Would the following work properly and safely? Blackberry charger - input: 100/240v - 150mA 50-60Hz output: 5v - 700mA Fans: 12v DC - 0.24A : 12v - 0.09A
It's not going to work right because the out put is only 5v and not 12v like you need. I used a old laptop charger in my pc grow box works great.
As countryboy13 said. You will need a charger with a 12v output that produces at least the stated amount of amperage (A). That is a really low amp rating for both so likely any charger that outputs 12v will work.
It would be easier to find a 12v wall wart from something such as a router, modem, etc (little beefier than a phone charger. Laptop as previously mentioned). Just ask people you know for power supplies. This should be a freebie item. Phone chargers are mainly 3.3v and mostly 5v.
Thanks for the replies, I managed to pick up an ac to dc adaptor with a choice of volts so I put it to 12v and wired both up and running ok. It also has quite a few more amps than needed so its not working overtime.
You can take an old PC power supply to make 3.3v, 5v, +12v, and -12v posts. Or any combination thereof. Can plug in multiple fans this way, just don't overdue it obviously. =<$10 for materials. Think I got away with about $4. Radioshack. Here's the tutorial I found a long time ago. Converting a PC Power Supply