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phoenix7785 · 2009-04-24 12:29:57

i have a nyko intercooler but the problem is i don't like it being on all the time. i want it to turn on and off with the playstation. does anyone know how to wire it to run off the ps3"s usb port? i know where all the power wires are for the fans and how i need to re-wire the intercooler, i just don't know how to wire it to use a usb port. and i also don't know if the usb will power the fans since they are 12v 12A and usb is only 5v. does anyone know how to do this? and if the intercooler has to have 12v is there a way to "amplify" the voltage without harming my ps3?

phoenix7785 · 2009-04-24 13:18:42

Please, anyone? some one has to have an idea about this? even if it's just your opinion, that'll help too.

Mick · 2009-04-24 13:42:18

dude give it more then a hour (like a day) b4 u bump a post. this site isint super active. u wont be able to get the 12v 12a outa a usb port as they're only 500mA. you can setup a relay tho on the 5volt line so when it comes on it trips the relay and the turns on the 12v

Last edited by Mick (2009-04-24 13:43:01)

Powerslave · 2009-04-24 14:55:39

Mick wrote:
dude give it more then a hour (like a day) b4 u bump a post. this site isint super active. u wont be able to get the 12v 12a outa a usb port as they're only 500mA. you can setup a relay tho on the 5volt line so when it comes on it trips the relay and the turns on the 12v

Because USB ports are only 5V, not 12V.

Also, yeah, because no one answers you within an hour, you ask again? Did you read the site rules on DOUBLE POSTING, I suggest you do. -1 post count...

Mick · 2009-04-24 15:16:17

yea i know but u could build a step up circuit but then it will require atleast 3 amps outa the 5v source to get 1 amp on the 12v side. but the simplest and easiest solution would be to hook a relay up to the usb port and the fan

phoenix7785 · 2009-04-24 15:31:28

Mick wrote:
yea i know but u could build a step up circuit but then it will require atleast 3 amps outa the 5v source to get 1 amp on the 12v side. but the simplest and easiest solution would be to hook a relay up to the usb port and the fan

how do i do this?

phoenix7785 · 2009-04-24 15:52:07

i've been searching the internet for this usb relay and haven't had much luck but i'm not sure what i'm looking for. i found this, is this what i'm looking for?
http://www.electronicsinfoline.com/Proj … itch.shtml

Mick · 2009-04-24 16:39:11

u dont need a full circuit with cmponents for it i dont think. u just need a relay. all it is is a switch where if you give it power (like the usb turning on when the ps3 turns on) it will flip a switch for a separate set of contacts (the power cord for your intercooler) i dont know how to search for one you need online as i just grab my relays from old electronics. perhaps Powerslave can point out a appropriate relay or give search criteria for one u need.

more on relays here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relay

phoenix7785 · 2009-04-24 20:48:24

Mick wrote:
u dont need a full circuit with cmponents for it i dont think. u just need a relay. all it is is a switch where if you give it power (like the usb turning on when the ps3 turns on) it will flip a switch for a separate set of contacts (the power cord for your intercooler) i dont know how to search for one you need online as i just grab my relays from old electronics. perhaps Powerslave can point out a appropriate relay or give search criteria for one u need.

more on relays here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relay

get them out of old electronics? if i was to pull one out of an electronic component what would i be looking for? by the way, thanks alot you've been alot of help and now i think i know what i need to do. i just need to know what i'm looking for.

phoenix7785 · 2009-04-24 21:16:25

what's powerslave?

Mick · 2009-04-25 01:44:26

phoenix7785 wrote:
get them out of old electronics? if i was to pull one out of an electronic component what would i be looking for? by the way, thanks alot you've been alot of help and now i think i know what i need to do. i just need to know what i'm looking for.

umm it depends. i have one that should work and its from a battery backup power supply. wait fo a post by powerslave. if he cant point u in the direction of a relay that ould work he will give ood search criteria.

phoenix7785 wrote:
what's powerslave?

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Powerslave is the admin of the forums. his knowledge of electronics far exceeds mine. he should respond sometime 2morow

Last edited by Mick (2009-04-25 01:48:17)

phoenix7785 · 2009-04-25 14:04:46

thank you so much mick. i've been on the internet looking for the right relay and i think i know what i need but still not sure. Powerslave, when you read this i need to turn on and off a 12v 12A current with a 5v 500ma power supply (ps3 usb). once again thanks alot, if it wasn't for this forum i would still be clueless on how to do this.

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Nyko Intercooler

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