You know the 4 pins on the molex connectors? The red one supplies +5v, and the black one next to it is the ground. You have to figure out a way to get the wires of the fan hooked up to those wires from the PSU. If the fan connector is a 4-pin style, you can push the female connectors out and then put them back in the other slots, that would probably be the easiest way.
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hmmm alright...because it goes like this:
Fan > 2 wires(black and red) > into a 3-pin male connector with 3 wires (black,red and yellow) > then into a 3-pin > female then into a molex.
so how would this be done
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the molex is transparent
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and so are the wires from the 3 pin female to the molex)
im a real noob with this so step by step ?
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Fan > 2 wires(black and red) > into a 3-pin male connector with 3 wires (black,red and yellow) > then into a 3-pin > female then into a molex.
so how would this be done
the molex is transparent
im a real noob with this so step by step ?
ill draw a pic....1 sec
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If you can imagine taking the connector off, leaving the pins where they are, and rotating it 180 degrees and putting it back on, that is what you would have to do.
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exactly as long as you dont have any other components running through (daisy chain) it that you dont want to run at 5V.
Originally Posted by RyGuy
If you can imagine taking the connector off, leaving the pins where they are, and rotating it 180 degrees and putting it back on, that is what you would have to do. |
was lazy so just took a pic LoL
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where the top left leads to the fan,
and the black wires are from the PSU
where the top left leads to the fan,
and the black wires are from the PSU
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yup i do have a fan controller for my fans on my rads,
im just waiting for the extensions to arrive
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and also, i always wanted to learn how to 5V mod fans, so just brought it up.
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Originally Posted by fstfrddy molex yellow is 12V if red is 5V you can just splice (hardwire) a red molex to red fan wire and black to black. Better yet just buy adjustable fans. |
im just waiting for the extensions to arrive
and also, i always wanted to learn how to 5V mod fans, so just brought it up.
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ahh! that type of connector. you are going to have a hard time doing it with that type. If you wanted to temporarily change it to 5v the easiest way is to swap the 2 outer pins on your power supply lead, just don't forget to change them back.
Originally Posted by Apollo4g was lazy so just took a pic LoL
where the top left leads to the fan, and the black wires are from the PSU |
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No problem! I started out like you, just figuring out how everything works, now I am making all sorts of custom connectors. Here is one I made a couple days ago to split a PCI-EX connector into three 4-pin connectors (12v only):
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Originally Posted by Apollo4g haha alright, thanks for the help man! |
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