PWM Fan Speed Control Audible Noise

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hello,
i make project to control PC fan by temperature,then temperature increase fan speed going higher then temp goes down fan speed goes down , but i have problem fan making noise something like "BZZZ". I'm using 10k ohm thermistor to read temp and 12v fan.
Can somebody help me make it right? what components i should use?
thanks

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PC fans are designed to be driven by PWM at a much higher frequency than the Arduino's default hardware PWM. That is probably the cause of the noise.

You can change the PWM frequency - Arduino Playground - TimerPWMCheatsheet Arduino Playground - PwmFrequency

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dxw00d:
PC fans are designed to be driven by PWM at a much higher frequency than the Arduino's default hardware PWM. That is probably the cause of the noise.

You can change the PWM frequency - Arduino Playground - HomePage Arduino Playground - HomePage

Yeah, the default's right smack dab in the voice/ear sweet spot of the audible range at 976 Hz. Probably for newb's like me to hear it when we hook up a speaker to it in our "PWM, hello world sketch"! XD

Thanks for the references.

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Here is something fun you can do with PWM - a nightclub that fits in your pocket -

All the sound is being generate by one Arduino Uno using 8 bit PWM from pin 6.

I am writting up the project at the moment and hope to publish the source code and schematics in a day or two - its very simple to built - 2 pots, 4 leds and resistors and your pretty much finished.

Duane B

rcarduino.blogspot.com