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Hardwiring E3D hotend fan to RUMBA 12V

Posted by rtrahms 
Hardwiring E3D hotend fan to RUMBA 12V
June 13, 2015 12:39PM
Hi all -
I have a Mendel90 that I have upgraded with a RUMBA and E3D V6 hotend, and the fan that attaches to the hotend needs to be on all the time. The FAN0 and FAN1 connectors on the RUMBA are designed more for print cooling fans, and are not on all the time. Where on the RUMBA can I connect the 12V fan to have it running all the time?

(BTW, I might hook it directly to the supply, but my supply is 24V, so that is a no-go).

Thanks,
Rob
Re: Hardwiring E3D hotend fan to RUMBA 12V
June 13, 2015 03:32PM
You could get a 24V fan. They aren't hard to find or expensive... A quick check on ebay finds several sellers selling them for $3-5.
Re: Hardwiring E3D hotend fan to RUMBA 12V
June 16, 2015 08:43AM
The 24V fan would be the simplest, but a cheap LM2596 buck converter would easily and efficiently knock the voltage down with plenty to spare if you had anything else you wanted to run at 12V.
Re: Hardwiring E3D hotend fan to RUMBA 12V
June 17, 2015 03:28AM
FYI,

Something like this:
cheap step-down converter
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