Help with my Fan Problem

[eLinux]

Okay...

I'm trying to replace the fan in my power supply. This would be the *second* time I've tried to do this within the past month (the first one I bought makes this loud squeaking noise which drives me crazier than the first one's weird buzzing)...

Anyways. The first time I replaced the fan I spliced the cable, and connected the new fan, heat tubing and all. Quite a nice job done, if I can say so myself...

Nevertheless, now I'm trying to replace *this* fan, and I've only found one company that sells *2-pin* fans! This company is The Card Cooler.com

Anyways...I placed an order with them and 1.5 weeks later I still don't have my product (I'm quite peeved about that, too!)

Does anybody know of another company that sells 2-pin fans? That or a special connector or whatnot: I can buy any normal fan from NewEgg, but the only possibility would be to buy this connector, and I'm not sure that would work...

Splicing again probably won't work...I don't know how much room I have to work with here.

I wish PSUs would use standard 3-pin fan connectors...

Any advice on this situation?

 

[compudog]

Seriously, just buy a new PSU. Sure it's going to be more than five bucks, but it'll work, and you will have a warranty. If you don't feel comfortable working on electronic devices and have no soldering skills, you shouldn't be opening up a PSU.

That being said, I've changed many PSU fans, but I also have 17 years of experience in industrial electronics. If you are careful, you can splice the original fan plug onto the replacement fan. Just be sure you are connecting the wires properly and have the fan oriented (blowing out) correctly. The link you provided should be the proper item you will need.

 

[eLinux]

Changing my power supply would not be as easy as it sounds...

There are very few power supplies which fit snug into a Dell case (unfortunately, that's what I'm stuck with). Not to mention I'm on a very tight budget... I posted about this earlier, but the placement of the fan and the connector for the power cable must be in a specific location for it to fit into the case.

I think that a college Electrical Engineering student can figure out how to splice a few cables. There's nothing that dangerous about a PSU...as long as you stay away from the capacitors, you're in business...

However, I would assume that someone around here knows how to get their hands on a 2-pin fan so that I can stick it into my PSU...

I've already changed one out, so changing the other out shouldn't be a big deal... The problem, though, is the fact that I need to get another 2-pin connector or a fan that already has it so that I can switch out the PSU... I don't think I can resplice the cable...not enough length left.

btw, considering I paid $150 for my original power supply (it's working beautifully if you ask me; I can't blame them for my sensitive hearing) and it's less than 1.5 years old, I'd rather not switch it out... I can imagine you'd understand.

Anybody that can offer any helpful advice?

Thanks!

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: eLinux
Changing my power supply would not be as easy as it sounds...

There are very few power supplies which fit snug into a Dell case (unfortunately, that's what I'm stuck with). Not to mention I'm on a very tight budget... I posted about this earlier, but the placement of the fan and the connector for the power cable must be in a specific location for it to fit into the case.

I think that a college Electrical Engineering student can figure out how to splice a few cables. There's nothing that dangerous about a PSU...as long as you stay away from the capacitors, you're in business...

However, I would assume that someone around here knows how to get their hands on a 2-pin fan so that I can stick it into my PSU...

I've already changed one out, so changing the other out shouldn't be a big deal... The problem, though, is the fact that I need to get another 2-pin connector or a fan that already has it so that I can switch out the PSU... I don't think I can resplice the cable...not enough length left.

btw, considering I paid $150 for my original power supply (it's working beautifully if you ask me; I can't blame them for my sensitive hearing) and it's less than 1.5 years old, I'd rather not switch it out... I can imagine you'd understand.

Anybody that can offer any helpful advice?

Thanks!

What's so hard about cutting and rewiring some wires? If not Directron sells fans with a 2-Pin connector I think.

-Por

 

[eLinux]

I'm sorry, maybe I'm being vague...

It's not *hard*...it's just that *I can't keep splicing this cable* b/c it's really short as it is, make sense?

So basically, I need either a new fan or a pin connector...

There's nothing difficult about the splicing...I've done it before -- quite straightforward.

 

[kursplat]

why not go to a local comp whatever store , get a fan with ANY other plug , cut the wires and butt splice them together. or better still , since this seems like it might turn into a regular thing use diconectable connectors.
good luck

 

[0roo0roo]

then stop splicing. i string the damned wires straight through the grills into the pc and power using a normal connector, or splice into a normal connector. i hooked up my psu fans to my fan speed controller that way.

 

[imported_Phil]

You could always take a normal three-pin fan and gently pull the gold pins out of the connector, wrap some electrical tape around them so they don't short, and plug them directly into the PSU board connector?

It's what I had to do to get this new mobo working with my custom-front-panel POS case, and it works fine.

 

[compudog]

Anybody that can offer any helpful advice?

Sorry if my first post wasn't helpful...

eLinux PM me your address and I'll send you a few different 2 pin connectors with lengths of wire attached. Or perhaps try as 0roo 0roo suggested, just run the wires through the vent slots in the PSU to the outside and connect to a regular Molex connector.

 

[eLinux]

@compudog...

I'm sorry - I didn't mean to offend you with my first post. That wasn't my intention.

Thanks everybody for your responses.

 

[kursplat]

i string the damned wires straight through the grills into the pc and power using a normal connector

done that too. just zip-tie them away from any hot or moving parts.
good luck