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DC Fan Controller

The circuit uses a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor to sense heat levels. An integrated circuit voltage comparator monitors two potential dividers - one using a fixed resistor and the other using the NTC thermistor. When heat causes the thermistor's resistance to decrease, the voltage at the comparator changes state, triggering a transistor that powers on the fan. A capacitor and resistor prevent false triggering, ensuring the fan only activates when needed to cool the system.

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DC Fan Controller

The circuit uses a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor to sense heat levels. An integrated circuit voltage comparator monitors two potential dividers - one using a fixed resistor and the other using the NTC thermistor. When heat causes the thermistor's resistance to decrease, the voltage at the comparator changes state, triggering a transistor that powers on the fan. A capacitor and resistor prevent false triggering, ensuring the fan only activates when needed to cool the system.

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DC FAN CONTROLLER

The circuit uses an NTC (Negative Temperature Coefficient) Thermister to sense


heat. NTC Thermister reduces its resistance when the temperature in its vicinity
increases.IC1 is used as a voltage comparator with two potential dividers in its
inputs. Resistor R1 and VR1 forms one potential divider connected to the non
inverting input of IC1 and another potential divider comprising R2 and the 4.7K
Thermister supplying a variable voltage to the inverting input of IC1. VR1 is
adjusted so as to give slightly lesser voltage at the non inverting input than the
inverting input at room temperature. In this state, output of IC1 will be low and the
Fan remains off. When the temperature near the Thermister increases, its
resistance decreases and conducts. This drops the voltage at pin 2 of IC1 and its
output becomes high. T1 then triggers and fan turn on. Red LED indicates that fan
is running. Capacitor C1 gives a short lag before T1 turns on to avoid false
triggering and to give proper bias to T1.DC fan can be the one used in Computer
SMPS.

DC Fan Controller Circuit

Keep the Thermistor near the heat sink of the Amplifier PCB and switch on the
amplifier for 10 minutes. Then adjust VR1 till the Fan stop running.When the
temperature rises, Fan will automatically switch on.

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