Power for fans

[jeffrey]

If you use a power lead from the power supply and split it to two fans do they receive less power?

 

[BA]

If you wire them in parallel, they'll both still be at the same voltage. If they're in series, there'll be half the voltage drop across each.

Since you said split, I assume you mean parallel. In this case, they will both be pulling the same amount of power. It will just draw twice the current from the PS.

 

[jeffrey]

thanks for the reply

I have a case that came with 120mm panaflow's installed. Since they are 120mm I connect them to the power supply and not the motherboard. The fans came wired with a power lead and then another connector from that, so on the one line two are connected. Any ideas on whether this would be series or parallel

 

[BA]

I'll make you a drawing:
My ascii art ain't the greatest, but it should get the point across
.'s are just spaceholders, ignore them

Series:
PS-----Fan-----Fan--
PS......................|
PS-----------------------

Parallel:
PS---------
PS...|....|
PS..fan..fan
PS...|....|
PS---------

That make sense to you?