Parallel versus serial fans
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I'm working on a project and had a question about serial and parallel connections and their effect on electric current and power. If I connect two 12v fans in parallel, will they both draw about 6v each? Our am I thinking about it wrong?
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Re: Parallel versus serial fans
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Re: Parallel versus serial fans
lol
You're looking for SERIES and parallel, not serial.
Serial and parallel ports refer to these, respectively:
Anyway, in series, the two fans draw the same amount of power as one fan, but each one gets half. In your case, each will get 6V, as shown in this diagram:
In parallel, each will get 12V, but they will draw twice the amount of amps, as shown in this diagram.
You're looking for SERIES and parallel, not serial.
Serial and parallel ports refer to these, respectively:
Anyway, in series, the two fans draw the same amount of power as one fan, but each one gets half. In your case, each will get 6V, as shown in this diagram:
In parallel, each will get 12V, but they will draw twice the amount of amps, as shown in this diagram.
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