PC Fan inside my coolidor ?

[Bubba -NJ]

Does anyone know of a way to power up a PC fan (computer fan) with a regular power cord . I would like to do this in my cooler , put it on a timer so it can cycle on and off to even out the RH . I've been searching sites and have seen it mentioned but I haven't seen any technical info on how to get it done . Any really small fan would do actually , it's just that the PC fans are so easily available . If I find a way how , I'll post a how to reply , if any of the members here find a way please feel free to post it here also . Let me ask this as well - Am I trying to make the coolidor too technical ?

[nhcigarfan]

a straight plug to the socket may over load the fan,

[Baron Porthos]

http://www.campersland.com/col830-350.html
check this one out. Its magnetic and runs on a d cell battery.

[stjohnroe]

Depending on the required voltage you could always canibalise a mobile phone charger or similar.

[TheSilentChamber]

Go to radio shack and get a dc converter and splice it into the fan. They are 12vdc but will run off as little a 3-4 volts. The amperage draw is very low also so it will be able to run off the converter with no problems.

[SuperChuck]

If you're not terribly concerned about sound, you can use a 115V AC fan from Digi-Key

They probably sell a pluyg enclosure you can solder it to, as well. They sell everyching!