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Panaflow 80mm Fans and 3 to 4 pin Adapters with power pass through $3

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lordbob99

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I think many ppl here at AT will agree with me that the panaflows from bgmicro.com is one of the best deals out there rite now for fans. however, buying 3 or 4 pin tails from pcmods.com costs almost as much as the fans to start with.

now, the 3 pin adapters are basically useless on these fans, as there's no rpm sensing anyways. so, to save some money, and make sure you don't run out of power connectors in ur case, you can go to case-mod.com and buy the 3 pin to 4 pin adapters for only $0.50 each. the reason this makes it hot is because if you buy 5 or more of these adapters, you get free shipping. that means the total for each fan can comes out to less than $3 a piece.

hope there's still someone out there that can make some use of this deal. 🙂

lordbob99


Edit: added direct link for fans
 
I never used Panaflows before, but I did purchase ten panaflos from bgmicro. I understand they are not tailed, so i bought 10 tails (seven 3pin tails and three 4pin tails) from pcmods.com. my question is using these tails won't allow rpm sensoring/monitoring? or is that a built-in feature of the motherboard and not the fan? im a little bit confused... thanks for any answers... =]
 


<< If you order from MPJA, they have 2 pin tails.

D.C. >>



hey davemanut,

i took a quick peak at the mpja site, but couldn't manage to find the adapters. do they have them for anything comparable to $.50 including shipping? i figured this would make it so that instead of having to spend as much on the tails as u do on the fan, you only have to spend $.50, making these fans a much hotter deal at ~$3 a piece insetead of closer to $4 or $5 after the tails.

lordbob99
 


<< I never used Panaflows before, but I did purchase ten panaflos from bgmicro. I understand they are not tailed, so i bought 10 tails (seven 3pin tails and three 4pin tails) from pcmods.com. my question is using these tails won't allow rpm sensoring/monitoring? or is that a built-in feature of the motherboard and not the fan? im a little bit confused... thanks for any answers... =] >>



hey jeomite,

to answer ur question, these fans do not have rpm sensoring. the 3 pin tails won't make any difference to that, which is why the adapters from case-mod.com are such a good deal. they come out to a total of $0.50 each, and u don't lose any functionality.

lordbob99
 
no, you won't get rpm sensoring. and they do come with 2pin tails like the ones from mpja. the tails from pcmods.com are great and the fans are amazing. the price did go up since i ordered at the beginning of the month though. but still a good deal.
 
Could someone explain how you tail an untailed fan with a 3-to-4 pin adapter? Or perhaps provide a link? It requires soldering doesn't it?
 


<< Could someone explain how you tail an untailed fan with a 3-to-4 pin adapter? Or perhaps provide a link? It requires soldering doesn't it? >>



hey esun,

the panaflows from bgmicro.com come with a 2 pin tail. the 2 pin tail can be connected to a 3 to 4 pin adapter by breaking the tab by the red wire on the 2 pin tail from the fan, and connecting it to the 3 pin end of the adapter. this can then be connected to any standard 4 pin power connector from ur power supply, and since it has power pass through, u don't have to worry about running out of 4 pin connectors.

hope this helps.

lordbob99
 
I also bought 10 from bgmicro. Price is right for this fan. They are a little slow in shipping. I ordered 2/6 and my order won't ship until 2/12. Be advised this is the low speed quiet version of their 80mm fan.
 
bump for panaflow...I have 5 of them running in my case right now. They are nice and quiet. 🙂 There really is no reason to buy tails IMHO. Just snip the nub off of the side with the (red) power wire and your good to go.😉
 
hey breweyez,

i wasn't suggesting to buy tails, but rather to buy adapters to 4 pin with power pass through. this way u can attach as many fans as ur case can hold. most motherboards have at most 2 on board connectors. my case has space for 4 fans. with these adapters, i can connect up all my fans, and also not have to worry about not having enough power connectors left.

lordbob99
 


<< These look great, but for reference does anyone know of some 80 or 120's that do support RPM monitoring? Also, as found in this thread there are CPU Fan 3-pin to 4-pin Adapter with Separate RPM Connector - $.50 + Shipping if someone needed some of them too.
-----Krugger >>



just to note, since the fan doens't support rpm monitoring, these really don't give you any advantage. gotta have rpm sensoring fans them to make a difference.

lordbob99
 
They also have :

Top Motor Fan Specs

Size: 80mm x 80mm x 25mm
Power Consumption: 1.32W
Noise (in Decibles): 24 dBA
Air Volume: 28 CFM
RPM: 2200
4pin Connection


for $2.49USD . They seem like a good deal.
 
I ordered some of these fans a couple weeks ago from BG Micro. The person I spoke to told me they were getting hammered from people ordering these fans since it got posted on a message board. My fans shipped in about 3 days & I got them a week later in fine shape.
 


<< just to note, since the fan doens't support rpm monitoring, these really don't give you any advantage. gotta have rpm sensoring fans them to make a difference. >>



lordbob99, and everyone else... Panaflos DO have RPM sensoring, you just have to buy the right fan (bgmicro doesn't sell them FWIW).

Code breakdown (for those who don't know where to look it up, or are to lazy to look it up):

Speed:
L = Low (24CFM, 21Db)
M = Middle (32.1CFM, 28Db)
H = High (39.6CFM, 32Db)
U = Ultra High (46.9CFM, 44Db)
V = Variable

Terminal:
1 = with leads

Lead Wire:
A = Standard 2 leads
B = Standard 3 leads
C = 3rd lead thermal sensor

Option:
S = locked arm sensor (on or off)
X = RPM sensor
1 = Hub mounted thermal sensor

(there are some other options out there, I left them off because they didn't seem that important for computer case fans.. if you're curious, please take a look at the link below)

So if you're like me, and picked up 10 M1BX fans, you get the middle (32cfm, 28Db) fans with 3 leads that offers RPM sensoring.

Please, pass this information on to anyone who thinks that there aren't Panaflo RPM sensoring fans because it's an out and out lie/misnomer and drives me batty. All this information is available on Pansonics site (in .pdf form) here.

I bought my fans from Digikey for a lot more than anyone here is paying for the non RPM sensoring.
 
hey v4mofo,

thanks for posting that info up. i wasn't trying to suggest that all panaflows don't support rpm sensoring, however, the deal has been with the panaflows from bgmicro.com, which have no rpm sensoring support. if only these did have sensoring.... would make this deal scorching hot. 🙂

lordbob99
 


<< hey v4mofo,

thanks for posting that info up. i wasn't trying to suggest that all panaflows don't support rpm sensoring, however, the deal has been with the panaflows from bgmicro.com, which have no rpm sensoring support. if only these did have sensoring.... would make this deal scorching hot. 🙂

lordbob99 >>



Exactly, I thought it was clear that the fans that are linked are non-sensing, not Panaflows in general.
 
Perhaps people who've been around a little (read the multiple previous threads on the BGmicro deal) know that THESE specific Panaflos are non-rpm sensing - but, there are a LOT of people (I'd venture to say a vast majority) who Don't know.. and then they get confused by the 3-lead adaptors, and their understanding that 3 wires usually means there's RPM sensoring... etc.

Rather than assume it's general knowledge, I decided to share the information I learned (while looking into the build of my newest rig) in regards to Panaflos. It's not something that I've seen anywhere outside of the Panasonic website.. which isn't necessarily a logical stop for most people to find info.

Sorry if what I write sounds harsh, or comes across the wrong way - maybe I just need to add a bunch of smilies to make sure everyone gets that it's intended to be lighthearted, non-attacking, anti-crapping information. Then again, maybe I just need to modify my Sig to state just that.. heh.
 
hey v4mofo,

no offence taken here. was just trying to make clear to other users that were interested in this deal that what they would be getting does not involve a fan with rpm sensoring. if anybody by any chance knows of a good place to get some panaflows with rpm sensoring for a good price, i'm sure everybody would love to know. 🙂

lordbob99
 
These Panaflo fans are great, I can't wait to replace my YS-tech fan with one (it sounds like a hair dryer).

2 things:

Does anyone know where to get 3 pin female housings to replace the 2 pin housings? Clipping the tab off of the 2 pin works fine, but for doing work for other people it would look more professional to have the appropiate connector. I'm having trouble even explaining what I'm looking for, does anyone know the proper name/size?

Also, I just tried replacing the the fan in my L&C 400w supply from SavingXoom (not necessary, but I have few fans to play with). It should be a no-brainer, the Panaflo is the correct size & correct connector, but I could not get the Panaflo to run. It runs fine when plugged into a regular 4-pin plug, but won't kick on when plugged into the PSU board, yet the Globe OEM fan runs when plugged into the PSU board, but not the 4 pin molex. Am I crazy or just missing something?

 
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