Adjustable Fan

[Transistor]

I've got some nice 80mm Sunon fans in my case that I paid some good money for, but now they are too noisy. I want to make them run at a lower RPM. I was thinking about going to Radio Shack and buying a potentiometer and soldering it into the power wire going to the fan.

http://www.radioshack.com/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F011%5F002%5F011%5F000&Page=1

http://www.radioshack.com/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F011%5F002%5F011%5F000&Page=2

Any ideas or suggestions?

 

[stardust]

Just get a rheobus or fan controller. They are selling as low as $10 and they can control up to 4 fans. I suggest the vantec, aerogate, sunbeam fan controllers.

 

[viivo]

I thought rheostats were best for building bays, or is that only the expensive ones you get at places like frozencpu?