Can a 555 control a computer cooler?

Remember that cheap CPU cooler that i got in the last mailbag? I wanted to do some experiments and see if I could control it with a nice simple old-school 555. Here are the references I mentioned in the video: https://www.electronicshub.org/555-timer-pwm/ https://www.noctua.at/pub/media/wysiwyg/Noctua_PWM_specifications_white_paper.pdf ----- My tip jar: https://www.patreon.com/pileofstuff My other tip jar (channel membership) : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRiFz3gNKE3VysarZ7nmqIA/join Buy me a coffee (or a beer): https://ko-fi.com/pileofstuff If you are OK with me getting a commission on your purchases, feel free to use my affiliate links: Ebay: https://ebay.to/33IF7PA Banggood: http://pileofstuff.ca/r/9ajsf Some other links to products may be affiliate links https://odysee.com/@pileofstuff #ElectronicsCreators ----- This isn't the only way to do it. It's probably not the best way to do it. But it's how I did it.