Lamptron Fan-Atic 5-Channel Fan Controller Review

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Lamptron Fan-Atic 5-Channel Fan Controller Review

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Lamptron Fan-Atic 5-Channel Fan Controller Review

The Lamptron Fan-Atic 5-channel fan controller controls 60W per each channel with 3 different voltage output - 12VDC, 5VDC, and Off, which correspond to Full RPM, Low RPM, and Off setting on the fans connected to the controller. So you get full speed cooling capacity or low speed quietness at a flip of the switch. Read on to see how this fan controller performs when we put it to the test!

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A little while back Legit Reviews had a look at the Lamptron FC-8, a brand new 8 channel controller from Lamptron that did well to color me impressed enough to earn itself the innovation award. Lamptron has another product for us to look at today which has been out longer. The Lamptron Fan-Atic is a controller with more than enough power to tackle any job you could throw at it. Offering an impressive 60watts of power per channel, you will most likely run out of Y cables before you run out of fans to hook up to this guy.

Article Title: Lamptron Fan-Atic 5-Channel Fan Controller Review
Article URL: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1550/1/
Pricing at Time of Print: $26
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Re: Lamptron Fan-Atic 5-Channel Fan Controller Review

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I find it weird , why would they use resistors to drop the value instead of banking a few dollars to use 5v voltage regulators ?
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Re: Lamptron Fan-Atic 5-Channel Fan Controller Review

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INeedAFnSuffix wrote:I find it weird , why would they use resistors to drop the value instead of banking a few dollars to use 5v voltage regulators ?
Because it's just cheaper to do it, and those housings you see for the switches themselves are cheap to buy.

You can already get them for less than $1 in the US.

If I was lamptron, I would have used 7v & 12v as settings, instead of 5v & 12v. As more fans will start up at 7v than 5v
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