Carbon Scrubber

Okay so my box is going to be 1.8' x 4' x 4'10" tall realistically do you think a 82 CFM fan going through a homemade carbon scrubber will get rid of most of the smell?

Also.. I have a really old computer that I haven't used in years I was wondering if it was possible to take out the power supply unit and attach like 3 computer fans to it and how much power would that consume? I was looking and the fan I have said it consumes like 3.2w which sounds too good to be true

I have been looking up some mods for computer fans and noticed a couple cool things that caught my interest. First off apperantely if you want to overclock your CPU fans you can simply plug then into a +5V more slot so instead of 12v its 17v, so I took the same concept with an AC adapter. I managed to dig up a 14v adapter in my closet and sync'd the wires together from my fan, its like its on a super charger. I would like to boost the voltage even more, but I fear the fan life will diminish exponentially. Anyone know anything about this?

Ive been trying to figure out about carbon scrubbers, Ive seen all kinds of DIY scrubbers from scrubbers that have one layer of carbon filter to pellets. From people with experience if i was doing a closet grow, is a carbon scrubber going to get rid of enough smell to keep it at least in the room? How long do they usually last before you have to replace filter / pellets? im thinking 2-3 plants about. Maybe a 100CFM fan.

im interested in this also. i dont know wether to buy a filter, or will a homemade diy filter be enough?

From what iv seen a DIY will be fine as long as you have enough air flow. I just seen a gnat flying around the computer screen so I gotta go.

I will personally attest that the DIY carbon scrubbers work. Just make sure to do it right and use prefilters so it will last as long as one that you buy.

Connecting a 12 vdc fan to a 17vdc adapter will burn out the fan sooner than running it on the correct voltage. You can connect more than one fan to the same power supply, but there are some rules, well maybe just one. The adapter, besides being at the same voltage as the fan, should be rated for more amps/milliamps then the sum of all the fans. For example, I have cpu fans that are .14, .14, .26 and .31 amps, so .85 amps (850 milliamps) total. The adapter I have is rated 1 amp (1000 milliamps). So there is enough power to supply each of the fans. If I had an adapter less than 850 milliamps, the fans would not blow as hard as the amps to power them would not be there.

And for a space like you have, you need a stronger fan, not an axial computer fan.