Weird fan connector, what do i plug it into?

[SithSolo1]

It looks like the connect on a cd audio cable. I tried to put it in the 3 pin connector from the power supply but it didn't fit right. What should I plug it into?

 

[FlowerMan]

Hmm... got one of those on some Sanyo Denki's I bought from a friend in the Hard|Forums. Just cut off the old connector and splice it with a new 4-pin molex connector Remember, +=Yellow and -=Black

 

[SithSolo1]

the colors from left to right are black white red

and how do I splice it?

 

[Braxus]

Basically cut it off... strip about a quarter inch of wire, then hook it up to a molex connector. You can make your own or cut one off a old PS you have. I've found heatshrink tubing is very useful for those types of applications. Nice clean wire setup.

 

[AgentofEvil]

Sounds like it should plug into your mobo. The white wire is for RPM monitoring.

 

[AgentofEvil]

<< It looks like the connect on a cd audio cable. I tried to put it in the 3 pin connector from the power supply but it didn't fit right. What should I plug it into? >>


Wtf? Your power supply has a three pin connector?

 

[FlowerMan]

you should have 3-pin fan headers on the mobo, not the PS. Either way, the 4-pin connector he's talking wont work unless he re-inserts each pin to match the 3-pin molex fan header. Red = + and black = - :disgust: Any other color is usually the RPM sensing wire.

How to splice wires? Where did you get this fan? I suggest you return it for a normally tailed fan if you bought it You basically just want the wires of the fan to be attached to 4-pin male molex pins and inserted into the male plastic connector. This can then be plugged into your PS. Where to get the pins and connectors? www.caseetc.com or scavenge some from old fans like I do (i've never had to buy them). How you decide to connector the wires to the pins is up to you. Some people crimp, some people solder. IMO, just buy pre-tailed fans and save yourself some time

 

[SithSolo1]

I bought it a long time ago off some hardware forums. Its no biggie if I can't get it to work.


Thx for the help doods.