Zigbee Led dimmer to control a 12V PC fan

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Hi,

I’m looking for a simple ventilation setup, with a silent 12V regular PC fan, typically 12cm or more. Just to keep it simple, I’m thinking about controlling the fan speed with a 12V Zigbee Led dimmer. Have anyone done something similar? Would it be possible to control fan direction in any way?

Thanks for any help or ideas.

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Have not tried but from researching the control of AC fans I know that fans can not usually be speed controlled by using a dimmer, instead you would normally need a “fan-speed regulator” or “linear regulator controller”.

I do not know if a Zigbee based fan-speed regulator product compatible with 2 volt DC fans.

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Hi Jreidel, did you find a solution to drive the 12V PC fan using a Led Dimmer (one only color I suppose)?

I found this product, but I don’t know if working

If you have any idea (or solution), thanks in advance to keep me informed, I’m looking to the same simple ventilation setup, too!!

Regards
Giorgio

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Slightly different solution- but someone has an ESP-based method for this.

Perhaps a 5v fan would remove the need for a step down transformer and simplify things further.

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