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   From: jasen@xnet.co.nz   
      
   On 2008-08-21, Kbalz  wrote:   
   > On Aug 19, 4:36 pm, PCPaul  wrote:   
   >> You need to connect them in parallel - i.e. all the ground wires   
   >> connected together and all the +V wires connected together. That way they   
   >> all get the same input voltage *but* the overall current taken from the   
   >> wall wart will be three times what one fan is rated at, so make sure it's   
   >> big enough.   
   >   
   > Thanks for your response, can you explain this a bit more? If one fan   
   > needs 12 volts, and 400 mA and 4.8 W, and I would like to run three of   
   > them at max speed.. I would need to solder all three ground wires   
   > together and all three +V together and into the wort.. so does the   
   > wort have to be 12 volts * 3, or 400mA * 3, or 4.8 W * 3, or all?   
   > Which part of the wort must be 'big enough'? Thanks.   
      
     12V 400mA*3 4.8W*3   
      
       12V   
       1.2A  (or more)   
       14.6W (or more)   
      
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