So, the situation is I have an entertainment center that houses: my Freenas Box, my PFsense Box, my Switch, POE Switch, Wifi AP, and ISP Modem. Needless to say, that all of that stuff generates quite a bit of heat in a small enclosed space. I want to mount some 140mm fans on the back side of it. I could route some long cables out out of my FreeNAS box case, but I would like to be able to remove all of the hardware without having to do some strange maneuver to unplug the fan cable.
I have seen some fans that are powered via USB, but they are hardwired to the fan itself, and would have to discarded entirely, or cut and soldered back together when the fan craps out. I would like a good way to power a conventional 140mm case fan, that way I can replace them easier and also have the opportunity to choose a fan that is as quite as possible (the entertainment center in in the middle of the media room, so noise is something of a concern.
Anybody have any ideas? Thanks in advance for any input.
I have seen some fans that are powered via USB, but they are hardwired to the fan itself, and would have to discarded entirely, or cut and soldered back together when the fan craps out. I would like a good way to power a conventional 140mm case fan, that way I can replace them easier and also have the opportunity to choose a fan that is as quite as possible (the entertainment center in in the middle of the media room, so noise is something of a concern.
Anybody have any ideas? Thanks in advance for any input.