Hi all,
Very new here (just stumbled upon this website today while researching a small project).
I hope that what I'm asking is relevant to this forum & also in the right area but please forgive & advise if it is not...
I will do my best to explain my needs & planned outcome but please feel free to ask any questions!
I am fitting out a canopy/aluminium box on the back of a ute (truck for you Americans & otherwise - I'm in Australia, hence ute) for the purpose of camping & travel. There is an existing 12v fridge in the canopy.
I plan to have at least 2 x 12v, 120 or 140mm fans drawing outside air into the canopy & at least 3 x 12v, 120 or 140mm fans pushing hot air out of the canopy.
In addition to this the 12v fridge has a 120mm fan blowing over the compressor & I plan to add a 12v, 100mm fan INSIDE the fridge to circulate air (with the fridge I have this is a recognised modification with proven results).
Where it all gets a little tricky is that I am stubborn & somewhat set on the components I want to use, be it due to performance, aesthetics, reputation & reliability or otherwise.
I'm here to ask you good people if I can actually make it all work...
I want the fans to work on a PWM system, ramping RPM up or down as required.
For this I would like to use an AC Infinity Controller 69 which allows me to monitor 4 different temperatures & control 4 different "zones" accordingly. This is overkill for my needs, I likely only need two (fridge temp & canopy temp) but the extra ability won't hurt should a future project pop up.
The problem is that I want the ability to move a LOT of air (more for the canopy intake & exhaust fans) so I plan to use 12v fans, namely Noctua NF-A14 12v 140mm 3000rpm industrial series fans for the 6x 140mm fans & a NF-A9 PWM for inside the fridge.
Each of these 140mm fans is around 7w while the controller has a max rating of around 10w from what I can see.
This is likely a stupid question but can the controllers output be used as a signal to power a more capable form of powering these fans?
This would obviously mean additional cost & work but will get me the results i want.
I look forward to discussing
Very new here (just stumbled upon this website today while researching a small project).
I hope that what I'm asking is relevant to this forum & also in the right area but please forgive & advise if it is not...
I will do my best to explain my needs & planned outcome but please feel free to ask any questions!
I am fitting out a canopy/aluminium box on the back of a ute (truck for you Americans & otherwise - I'm in Australia, hence ute) for the purpose of camping & travel. There is an existing 12v fridge in the canopy.
I plan to have at least 2 x 12v, 120 or 140mm fans drawing outside air into the canopy & at least 3 x 12v, 120 or 140mm fans pushing hot air out of the canopy.
In addition to this the 12v fridge has a 120mm fan blowing over the compressor & I plan to add a 12v, 100mm fan INSIDE the fridge to circulate air (with the fridge I have this is a recognised modification with proven results).
Where it all gets a little tricky is that I am stubborn & somewhat set on the components I want to use, be it due to performance, aesthetics, reputation & reliability or otherwise.
I'm here to ask you good people if I can actually make it all work...
I want the fans to work on a PWM system, ramping RPM up or down as required.
For this I would like to use an AC Infinity Controller 69 which allows me to monitor 4 different temperatures & control 4 different "zones" accordingly. This is overkill for my needs, I likely only need two (fridge temp & canopy temp) but the extra ability won't hurt should a future project pop up.
The problem is that I want the ability to move a LOT of air (more for the canopy intake & exhaust fans) so I plan to use 12v fans, namely Noctua NF-A14 12v 140mm 3000rpm industrial series fans for the 6x 140mm fans & a NF-A9 PWM for inside the fridge.
Each of these 140mm fans is around 7w while the controller has a max rating of around 10w from what I can see.
This is likely a stupid question but can the controllers output be used as a signal to power a more capable form of powering these fans?
This would obviously mean additional cost & work but will get me the results i want.
I look forward to discussing
