Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #00303
To: Justin jaf60@student.canterbury.ac.nz
From: James Wilson jameswilson@globalserve.net
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 19:05:36 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Fan motors
Got 4 haven't tried them yet!
Justin wrote:
> A reasonably accessable source of motors are from old cpu heatsink fans.
> Given that this is obvious, and that I havn't heard anyone talk about
> them, I'm guessing they're no good for BEAM. I seem to recall them being
> of the 12v variety, which would be a big blow to BEAM usefulness. Can
> you get 5v versions or do they all plug into the 12v plugs?
> Other than the voltage issue, they would seem to be efficient and small
> and easily availible. Has anyone messed around with these?
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