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5V Mini Cooling Fan for Raspberry Pi

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Descriptions

5V Mini Cooling Fan for Raspberry Pi(PWM controllable)

Features

  • Mini Style
  • Quiet Fan
  • PWM control by OS
  • Can be normally open, can be closed
  • Plug and Play

Specifications

  • Contact aluminum radiator
  • PWM Controllable
  • ON/OFF Switch
  • Weight: 0.025KG

Gallery

  • Product Outlook
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  • Application Scenario
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Package Includes

  • 1 x 5V Mini Cooling Fan for Raspberry Pi

How To Install MINI Fan

  • Connect the fan to your Raspberry Pi 4B

DO NOT POWER RASPBERRY PI YET.

  • 1.Place Silicon Thermal Pad on the CPU of Raspberry Pi.
  • 2.Make sure that the header of the Mini Fan hat is aligned with physical PINS1-12 of the Raspberry Pi.
  • 3.Check if the HEAT SINK of the mini fan is in contact with the Raspberry Pi CPU.

SET MODE OF THE MINI FAN

  • 1. ON- Mini Fan will always turn ON when the Raspberry Pi is powered.
  • 2. OFF- Turns OFF the Mini Fan and set Fan into PWM mode.
  • 3. PWM- Sets the Mini Fan into a Pulse Width controllable mode.

SETTING THE PWM SETTINGS

  • 1. In Raspbian, open the Terminal App
  • 2. Go to the root directory and Open the file:
 /boot/config.txt file
  • 3. Open and edit the "config.txt" file by typing:
sudo nano config.txt
  • 4. Add the line:
dtoverlay=gpio-fan,gpiopin=18,temp=55000
  • 5. Save changes and exit by pressing Ctrl+X.

This setting will start the Mini Fan at CPU Temp 55 degrees Celcius(temp=55000).
You may set your desired fan initiation temperature as you desire.

Keywords

  • 5V Mini Cooling Fan, Mini cooling fan for Raspberry Pi, PWM fan,