My IQ level dropped 50 points when I read this

[psycho]

This was a question on another forum.


"This may be a dumb question. But I've read on some post where some have added fans to there amp to help keep it cool, where an how do you hookup the fan power wires to? And can you add a switch to the fan?"

If you can hook up an amp why the problem with wiring a 12V fan???????????

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Assuming you are talking about a 12v fan. One side of the fan motor leads goes to ground and the other side goes to the power switch of the amp. When you turn the amp on the fan comes on too.

 

[Bundy]

glue the wires from the fan to a 9V battery.......duh

 

[psycho]

Assuming you are talking about a 12v fan. One side of the fan motor leads goes to ground and the other side goes to the power switch of the amp. When you turn the amp on the fan comes on too.

About as simple an operation you can ever do.
I went to a truck forum and someone posted this...."when I remove the oil filter, do I turn it clockwise or counter clockwise because I don't want to strip the threads by accident".

 

[Dipole]

glue the wires from the fan to a 9V battery.......duh

NO that will raise the SWRs. You have to use Pink Cammo Duct tape as it adds extra shielding to put more fire in the wire good for at least 3 s units.

 

[tba02]

It's best to use the 9v that has been used up in the power mic, drops it to 5v which is nice and quiet.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

About as simple an operation you can ever do.
I went to a truck forum and someone posted this...."when I remove the oil filter, do I turn it clockwise or counter clockwise because I don't want to strip the threads by accident".

LOL Man when I answered the question above I thought YOU were asking it. I thought it was strange that YOU would ask that but nevertheless..... I just got home this morning from a couple of night shifts. Need sleep...........lots and lots of sleep.

 

[vkrules]

Reminds me of a customer a few years back. He brought back a $ 200 TX kit complaining that he put it together as per instructions and it didn't work and wanted his money back. When we opened it we found all the components had been neatly placed and epoxied in place, not a drop of solder used.When we explained he had to solder the components in ,he replied but epoxy is stronger. The board was a work of art, must have taken for ever to do ,at a quick glance it looked like it had been soldered. We gave him his money back and used the kit as a classic example of what not to do.

 

[Beetle]

Reminds me of a customer a few years back. He brought back a $ 200 TX kit complaining that he put it together as per instructions and it didn't work and wanted his money back. When we opened it we found all the components had been neatly placed and epoxied in place, not a drop of solder used.When we explained he had to solder the components in ,he replied but epoxy is stronger. The board was a work of art, must have taken for ever to do ,at a quick glance it looked like it had been soldered. We gave him his money back and used the kit as a classic example of what not to do.

Long time ago I read an article in Popular Electronics written by a Heathkit "fixer"... if your Heathkit didn't work properly, you sent it back and they'd fix it. He described one such horror show. The wires were laid out so perfectly that no lacing was necessary (this was an OLD kit, before the pre-made harnesses). However, there were shiny globs of solder all over the insulation on the wires near the connection points. Heathkit instructions at that time told the assembler to cut a wire "x" inches long and connect it between points A and B. Those detailed instructions left out the words "strip 1/2 inch of insulation from the ends...".

Shortly thereafter, the manuals were edited to correct this oversight.