RCSteve
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Anyone buying old computer servers for the power supplies and fans? A lot of these servers have two 750w+ 12v PLATINUM power supplies and tons of 40mm HIGH POWER fans. At 14v they spin around 3x as fast as my high power fans and draw over an amp (for one of the two fans connected together, probably over 2amps for each unit). I was also thinking about setting the fans up for a discharger, using a castle BEC to drop the voltage to 12v and monitor voltage. With 7 units of fans, I’m thinking that it is at least a 14amp draw, or a 168w discharger
I’ve seen the power supplies modded a little for bench power supplies. You can buy them cheap on eBay ($15-20) and they are far better than any power supply you are going to get from a rc company. They have ridiculous efficiency of 90%+.
I’m wondering why I haven’t seen these tall (65mm) double fans in the RC world. Is it because they are louder than the car at full speed?
I’ve seen the power supplies modded a little for bench power supplies. You can buy them cheap on eBay ($15-20) and they are far better than any power supply you are going to get from a rc company. They have ridiculous efficiency of 90%+.
I’m wondering why I haven’t seen these tall (65mm) double fans in the RC world. Is it because they are louder than the car at full speed?