AgentCOPP1
Newbie level 2
[Help] creating a simple power supply circuit
Hello everyone. This is my first post here so don't make fun of me haha. I have a Playstation 4 (gaming console) in a very tight space in my computer area. I've been using a USB fan that I made from an old Xbox 360 to help provide some ventilation but it needs a little bit more because it's still getting fairly hot. The Xbox fans I have on there now seem to work pretty well with the 5v supply of the USB, but I have two more 12v computer fans that I want to use as well. Problem is that they don't work very well on the 5v power supply (not surprisingly) and barely push any air whatsoever. So what I want to do is design a circuit that's powered from a 7v wall wart and only supplies power to the fans when it senses voltage through the USB (meaning that the PS4 is on). I also want it to have USB outputs so I can easily take the fans out of it (I want it to be USB instead of the standard circular power jack just because one of the fans I want to use is already attached to a USB plug).
This is a schematic of what I'm wanting:
7v---------->|Circuit board|======>7v 2 fans
PS4 USB going to circuit board.^
The fans shouldn't draw any more than 1 amp of current if that matters. I'm just learning about circuits and everything so if you could help me out, I'd greatly appreciate it. I am very proficient at soldering so that's not a problem.
Hello everyone. This is my first post here so don't make fun of me haha. I have a Playstation 4 (gaming console) in a very tight space in my computer area. I've been using a USB fan that I made from an old Xbox 360 to help provide some ventilation but it needs a little bit more because it's still getting fairly hot. The Xbox fans I have on there now seem to work pretty well with the 5v supply of the USB, but I have two more 12v computer fans that I want to use as well. Problem is that they don't work very well on the 5v power supply (not surprisingly) and barely push any air whatsoever. So what I want to do is design a circuit that's powered from a 7v wall wart and only supplies power to the fans when it senses voltage through the USB (meaning that the PS4 is on). I also want it to have USB outputs so I can easily take the fans out of it (I want it to be USB instead of the standard circular power jack just because one of the fans I want to use is already attached to a USB plug).
This is a schematic of what I'm wanting:
7v---------->|Circuit board|======>7v 2 fans
PS4 USB going to circuit board.^
The fans shouldn't draw any more than 1 amp of current if that matters. I'm just learning about circuits and everything so if you could help me out, I'd greatly appreciate it. I am very proficient at soldering so that's not a problem.