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    Information on wiring a 5vdc fan and a 6vdc pump in a circuit

    Any idea how I can roughly calculate the starting current?
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    Information on wiring a 5vdc fan and a 6vdc pump in a circuit

    thanks, even on such a small pump I would need a capacitor? can I add a capacitor to my circuit or is it complicated (if you haven't guessed already I'm a novice)
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    Information on wiring a 5vdc fan and a 6vdc pump in a circuit

    Thank you very much for your help, much appreciated. With my power supply, do I need to find a 6vdc adapter that is the exact ampage or will the components draw what current they need? E.G in my example the total ampage is 0.7A will a 2A adapter supply 2A constantly or will the components draw...
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    Information on wiring a 5vdc fan and a 6vdc pump in a circuit

    Thanks, In this given example would you say I would need to include a diode into this circuit or would running the 5v fan at 6v burn it out quickly?
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    Information on wiring a 5vdc fan and a 6vdc pump in a circuit

    Thanks for your reply, I would ideally run it from ac mains, would the 6v adaptor need to supply accurately the sum of the amps of the fan and pump 0.3A+0.4A or would a 1A current be ok?
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    Information on wiring a 5vdc fan and a 6vdc pump in a circuit

    Thanks for your reply, can you explain the purpose of running it with a silicon diode please. It was my understanding that a diode simply ensures that the current runs in one direction and would offer minimal resistance. Could I not run it with a resistor to the fan to reduce the voltage?
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    Information on wiring a 5vdc fan and a 6vdc pump in a circuit

    specifically I would like to know what power supply i would need. Fan 5vdc 0.4A pump 6vdc 0.25-3A Is it better to wire in series or parallel? also is there anything else i should do to make the circuit safer as I intend to leave it switched on and unattended? I do not have access to any...
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