Small Fan for Soldering

by ShanL in Circuits > Soldering

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Small Fan for Soldering

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I wanted to make a small fan for soldering, so I dug through my spare parts and found two small fans from an old computer, they are both 12V.

Test, Clean, and Gather Material

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Test your fan with 12V DC power, clean them, and cut up an old credit card to start.

Plastic Weild the Card to Fit Into Corners

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Use soldering to bend credit card and use screw to for the bend. Use plastic melts to patch in credit card to sides.

Connect

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Use longer wire to tie loop around both batteries, join as one.

Solder In

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Solder in your motor connections, use black tape to tape up the whole thing, and you are done.