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Originally Posted by Synchro909
Running it on 6 volts would drop the power of the fans to one quarter of what it was. I would not recommend it. Power is proportional to the square of the voltage so halving the volts reduces the power to 1/4.
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Power is proportional to the square of
current. Fans will run about 1/2 speed.
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Originally Posted by nkaminar
5 Volt fans computer fans are available on eBay. They could probably be run on 6 or 7 volts without any damage.
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5V fans can be had, just be sure they're physically the same size. The heavy dimmer switch will keep the speed down at 7V, and they will last longer.