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Re: Fans from the PCM?

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Originally Posted by rich2202 View Post
Can you direct connect the fan to the PDB? Do you have to go through a motor controller?
That's the question that I want to do a little more research to see if I can figure out an answer. Since the fan is a MOTOR from the list of allowable MOTORS

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Hard drive motors or fans that are included in the 2015 Kickoff Kit
then I assume that they are not CUSTOM CIRCUITS.

And "Table 4-4: Legal Power Regulating Device Use" does not list fans, so we don't know what we are allowed to use to power them, whether it's a Motor Controller, Relay Module, direct connection to the PDB, or the PCM or VRM.

A quick search of the Q&A does not show that this question has been asked or answered.