bogdanfirst
New Member
I have to build a power suply using a LM317 for someboy. the problem is that the case of the suply is not that big. this means that i cannot use a big heatsink. from my calculations, the heatsink i will use will be about 85-90% of the required. but there is another problem. the case is small, so the air inside it will heat fast. the transformer will heat as well. so i want to add a fan wich will be mounted on the heatsink, and cool it, by removing the air form the case, and so fresh air comes in trough some holes.
so what I want to do is to design the circuit that will sense the temperature of the heatsink and start the fan when it reaches a certain value and stop it when it reaches a lower temperature.
I would like to use some NTC's. i have a couple of 33K ones, wich I would preffer to use.
now, the question is: at what temperature should the fan start, and at what temperature should it stop? i was thinking at something like 60-70 deg C for start and 40 deg C for stop.
are these values ok?
and ....the second question, what kind of circuit should i use? couldn't find the right one on the net, maybe you have some suggestions?
so what I want to do is to design the circuit that will sense the temperature of the heatsink and start the fan when it reaches a certain value and stop it when it reaches a lower temperature.
I would like to use some NTC's. i have a couple of 33K ones, wich I would preffer to use.
now, the question is: at what temperature should the fan start, and at what temperature should it stop? i was thinking at something like 60-70 deg C for start and 40 deg C for stop.
are these values ok?
and ....the second question, what kind of circuit should i use? couldn't find the right one on the net, maybe you have some suggestions?