HOW TO – Make a LED fan switch

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HOW TO – Make a LED fan switch

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Cape and Ray write – “LED fans are an easy way to add color to your rig, but mine are missing something crucial, a light switch. I’ve got four 120mm blue light up fans and they move some serious air. Their LEDs are pretty bright and have no problem illuminating my room a fair amount. Putting a small light switch on the LED’s lets me turn the lights off so I can sleep and keep the fans running for my hard drives. “Link.

4 thoughts on “HOW TO – Make a LED fan switch

  1. Dan says:

    Why not simply route all the LED ground connections through the switch, cutting the number of wires needed in half.

  2. Danq says:

    Scratch that idea, tried it and shorted out two of the 3 LEDs somehow.

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