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stryped

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Is there a relay that can be triggered by a 3 to 6 v dc pwm signal to control a 14 v dc fan? It a refrigerator project to add an extra fan to turn on when the original evaporator fan is on.
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Ya’akov

Ya’akov

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There’s no reason why it can’t be done.

I would suggest that you use an optocoupler which can be used to operate a relay or a solid state switch like a MOSFET.
 
BobTPH

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Alec_t said:
Why are you using a pwm signal, rather than the evaporator fan supply switch, to control a relay?
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Most likely, the supply to the fan is the PWM “signal”. I do not like calling pulsed power a “signal”.

To operate a relay, we would want a peak detector, which is just a diode and capacitor.

And what is a 3 to 6V PWM signal? PWM normally means switching between 0 and some voltage with variable duty cycle. Something that varies the voltage between 3 and 6V is an analog signal. So which is it, or do both voltage and duty cycle vary?
 
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BobTPH said:
Most likely, the supply to the fan is the PWM “signal”. I do not like calling pulsed power a “signal”.

To operate a relay, we would want a peak detector, which is just a diode and capacitor.

And what is a 3 to 6V PWM signal? PWM normally means switching between 0 and some voltage with variable duty cycle. Something that varies the voltage between 3 and 6V is an analog signal. So which is it, or do both voltage and duty cycle vary?
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Sorry, I was mistaken it is a 14 v dc signal to fan but there are three wires so I assume it is pwm
 
BobTPH

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The third pin could be a tachometer output, it is on 3-pin PC cooling fans.

A motor does not generally have a PWM logic input. 4-pin cooling fans have both. You just modulate the power.
 
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