Hook up the batteries BEFORE you plug in the ATX to the wall and when charging is done, unplug ATX from the wall first and then take those batteries out.
That will damage some chargers and could overdraw small batteries.
From my experience they come in 12v and 5v variations.
resitor is not a good idea anyways since it creates lot of heat
They get slightly warm.......and they are cheap, worryless, easy to obtain, and small.
If you still cannot live without a resistor and need a heat source in cold weather, hook it up to 5v.
Kinda like I described?
I was hoping that since noobs dont visit this forum too often I wouldn't get any BS info like in the quotes above. We know what we are talking about.
ORIGINAL: edwal07
I also found that if you hook the 3.3v sense to the 5v out the 12v out will put out about 14.6v. However I just removed the 5v sense wire and left it undone.
Interesting. Have you tried running at that voltage for extended periods of time? Or drawn any real load off it at that voltage?
I noticed that the sandbar resistors get really hot.
*Question - Is there a way to keep a load without the excessive heat from it?
You can use thermal epoxy and zipties to secure the fan to the case in front of the fan. I found that mine never got warm enough to need epoxy but situations differ.
Hack73: I really like the stainless look of yours, and the cutout above the fan looks sick! Great job.