Electronic – arduino – MIP2M4 mosfet, Arduino Uno and a 12v PWM PC fan

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First, I'm am new to using transistors and MOSFETs in electronics circuits.

I have extremely basic notions of electronics, and am able to setup and use "of the shelf" boards and Arduino modules, and I do know how basic electronic components work.

Now I'm trying to do the jump to start creating a bit more advanced projects, and I'm struggling to do a simple project with recycled components from some PCBs that I recycled with the help of a heat gun.

I have some PWM fans that I can control using the Arduino, but I would like to shut them down completely, which does not happen without a "switch".

Since I don't have a relay at hand, but I have some NPN and PNP transistors, photocouplers and MOSFETs, I wanted to try to do something with them.

I have this compact MIP2M4 MOSFET that supports the load that I'm going to use of 1A, since it's two 12v 0.5A fans.

I don't want the MOSFET to control the speed of the fans, I just want it to power them off when I send a "0" value PWM signal from the Arduino to the fans, and to turn them on when I send a higher PWM value to the fans.

Can someone help me understand how can I wire the MIP2M4 with the Arduino and the fans to achieve this? I tried it with a NPN C2655, but since it got only a 5v signal on the base, it only outputs 4.83v and the fan runs really slow…

MIP2M4 DS https://industrial.panasonic.com/content/data/SC/ds/ds4/MIP2M40MT_E.pdf

Thank you in advance!

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Best Answer

After digging some more, it seems that this MOSFET is designed to be used with AC current, so I'll just do this with some IRL540's or similar.