Control 5 Fans at Once?

a123 · 02-18-2006, 08:30 PM

i came across this fan controller and it says it can control 5 fans at once...

is this safe? sorry i know nothing about electricity

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...Tab=0&NoMapp=0

**The_Other_One** · 02-18-2006, 08:54 PM

Hey, I got one of those

Though I only control one fan using it(the processor fan in my old P3)

I wouldn't load 5 fans on it just to be safe, escpially if they are fairly high performance fans that draw a good bit of current.

a123 · 02-18-2006, 09:13 PM

maybe i'll give this one a try then cuz i'll probably just control one or two. but how does this compare with the Zalman Fanmate 2?

**The_Other_One** · 02-18-2006, 09:46 PM

I'm really not sure, but it can't be all that different if you just want basic control. Does that one control a few fans indipendently? This, obviously, controls them all at the same time. But it seems to do so very smoothly and doesn't get too hot, at least with my one fan. I really can't complain...

a123 · 02-18-2006, 09:50 PM

alrite thx for ur help

sniperchang · 02-18-2006, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a123

i came across this fan controller and it says it can control 5 fans at once...

is this safe? sorry i know nothing about electricity

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...Tab=0&NoMapp=0

Fans don't draw alot of current, it should be fine.

**The_Other_One** · 02-18-2006, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sniperchang

Fans don't draw alot of current, it should be fine.

Some I was looking at once suggested not plugging them into the motherboard headers as they were known to burn them out

sniperchang · 02-19-2006, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Other_One

Some I was looking at once suggested not plugging them into the motherboard headers as they were known to burn them out

But doesn't that fan controller connect from the PSU and to the case fans?

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02-18-2006, 08:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	Hey, I got one of those Though I only control one fan using it(the processor fan in my old P3) I wouldn't load 5 fans on it just to be safe, escpially if they are fairly high performance fans that draw a good bit of current.

02-18-2006, 09:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	I'm really not sure, but it can't be all that different if you just want basic control. Does that one control a few fans indipendently? This, obviously, controls them all at the same time. But it seems to do so very smoothly and doesn't get too hot, at least with my one fan. I really can't complain...