diy led coralux 6 up board. Fan help

[760mason]

I am building a DIY LED. I am using a Coralux 6 up board with Meanwell LDD drivers, and a storm controller. I bought the 6 up thinking I could use one of the drivers to power a fan. I want 5 channels for LED and one channel to power a variable speed fan.I only want one power supply to power this fixture. Is this possible? Coralux sells separate fan boards but they all seem to require a separate fan power supply.

 

[Reefing Madness]

Yea, I don't think your going to get that one to work, the LEDs are driven totally different than a 12VDC fan uses, its the way the current runs them. The DC fans run + (red) -(black). I'd just go to radio shack and get a 12vdc transformer plug in.

 

[Wspangler]

The fan board does require a separate power supply.

I wanna it is possible. I'm pretty sure it was covered on another forum.(still kind of new here)

I think jedimasterben is on here. He was the one going over it. Maybe pm him

 

[Wspangler]

I think this is it. meanwell scw05

 

[760mason]

I saw someone do this I just cant find it. I know the fan will be more expensive and they are harder to find but it has to be possible otherwise all the big name brand LED's would have 2 power supplies. Unless there is a way to split the power supply before it gets to the LED driver board.

 

[Wspangler]

The meanwell scw05 will step down to 12v. Hmm maybe I should tinker with my leds now and save a plug.

 

[760mason]

Yea, I don't think your going to get that one to work, the LEDs are driven totally different than a 12VDC fan uses, its the way the current runs them. The DC fans run + (red) -(black). I'd just go to radio shack and get a 12vdc transformer plug in.

what about using a 9v computer fan?

 

[Reefing Madness]

I don't believe a regular cpu fan will work for this reason.
If your using LEDs that are wired + to - to + to -. The DC fans don't operate that way. DC fans need a hot and a common, not one in one out. That make any sense?