Modding Microbus Fan Controller: Where can I get it?

Discussion in 'Modding' started by Deviate, 12 Sep 2003.

  1. Deviate

    Deviate What's a Dremel?

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    Does anybody know of any place in the US that I can get a microbus for powering my fans? I found one at PcMods here.

    That is pretty much exactly what I want and $2.99 looks like a great price. But they want to charge me $7.00 for shipping?!?! :eeek: Whatever!

    And before anyone says, "Hey just make your own", I probably could. But not for $2.99. :D
     
  2. pranks7er

    pranks7er mange tout

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    have you tryed the obvious

    maplin, farnell , RS etc
     
  3. tk421

    tk421 Idiot.

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    dood ... just drive down to the pcmods showroom ... theyre in melbourne. it'd be cheaper than than the shipping,

    ED: well apparently theyre
    a: moving
    b: now web-only.

    oh well.
     
  4. Deviate

    Deviate What's a Dremel?

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    Yeah...had I realized that I would be wanting one of these, I'd have had my bother in law run over there real quick like for me. But now...there is no way I can justify paying more than 2x the price of something for shipping. I don't need one that bad.

    pranks7er: I know that radio shack won't have them since they have squat! I've looked in my Jameco catalog, but haven't found em yet. I may have to try something else.

    Has anyone seen something similar that can take one molex and run 4 devices at 12 volts? I saw a review of something once that would run some fans and some leds...but that's more than I need. Maybe I will have to breakdown and pull out the ol' soldering iron.
     
  5. tk421

    tk421 Idiot.

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    well, you can get a small-ish perfboard and box at RS, and the spring terminal block, then all you need is a molex connector ...

    the circuit is dead easy ... just wire all the reds togeter and all the blacks together, and connect to the 12v and ground rails respectively.
     
  6. sunbeamtech

    sunbeamtech Banned

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    get one frum us a rheobus fan controller with leds

    ill do ya one for a tener inc p&p

    there really cool

    www.pc-x-treme.net
     
  7. Arien

    Arien What's a Dremel?

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    Please be cautious with "pc-x-treme".. i ordered a bulk amount of things from his store and still no package and no replies to my e-mails :sigh:.. funny how he he is reading them?

    Once i get a response from the people themselfs i will change my views :rolleyes:, but i don't like being ignored.
     

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