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Charge Controllers and Clippers => The "KID" charge controller => Topic started by: Jacotenente on September 01, 2014, 12:55:46 PM

Title: DC cooling fan
Post by: Jacotenente on September 01, 2014, 12:55:46 PM
Installed a 12v DC blower fan to help keep things cool. I put a cigarette lighter on the end and mounted it above the inverter. I am going to test it out before connecting it to the "load" terminals on the Kid...and program the Kid to make it turn on during the hot part of the day. The fan is quiet and doesn't vibrate...yet throws out a lot of air. Beats running that household fan all the time...which uses 120v AC from the inverter. This DC one is low current.
Title: Re: DC cooling fan
Post by: dgd on September 01, 2014, 04:27:54 PM
Quote from: Jacotenente on September 01, 2014, 12:55:46 PM
I put a cigarette lighter on the end and mounted it above the inverter.

Did I read this right?  Go on, tell me your spelling checker did this. Of course your not going to have a flame making cigarette lighter in the vicinity of deep cycle batteries? Are you?

Dgd
Title: Re: DC cooling fan
Post by: Jacotenente on September 02, 2014, 05:51:34 AM
Should have used "power plug". No, cigarette lighters.
Title: Re: DC cooling fan
Post by: thanasis on September 17, 2014, 12:43:35 AM
I was thinking of doing the same ( connect a fan to the load terminals) . Did it work for you?
Title: Re: DC cooling fan
Post by: ZoNiE on September 27, 2014, 11:15:08 PM
Let us know. This is a good idea...
Title: Re: DC cooling fan
Post by: Jacotenente on October 05, 2014, 11:39:06 AM
Quote from: Jacotenente on September 02, 2014, 05:51:34 AM
Should have used "power plug". No, cigarette lighters.

My bad...it is a power plug. So used to using dated terminology. Good catch
Title: Re: DC cooling fan
Post by: thanasis on October 06, 2014, 12:52:23 AM
So , Is the cooling fan working???