What the hell does this mean?

[Nocturnal]

I bought two Panaflos from SVC and I only now realized this. Does it mean it's just the wires and I have to find my own connectors? Or does it at least come with something so I can use it right away?

 

[CheesePoofs]

I'm pretty sure its just bare wires, so that you can attach either a 3 pin fan header or a molex connector to it.

 

[JetBlack69]

yep, bare wires.

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: CheesePoofs
I'm sure its just bare wires, so that you can attach either a 3 pin fan header or a molex connector to it.

 

[Baked]

Should've order the $0.25 3-pin wire option at the Panaflo fans pages on SVC.

 

[Nebben]

Why the hell would they even allow you to buy it that way? This isn't car stereo equipment. Put a damn plastic connector on the end and lose 3 cents. Honestly.

 

[Nocturnal]

I had no clue that it didn't come with one. That bright red text wasn't there when I originally bought them.

 

[Gurck]

You could also probably just solder the wires to the pins

 

[volrath]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
I had no clue that it didn't come with one. That bright red text wasn't there when I originally bought them.

I've seen that text there. A lot.

 

[Zepper]

Companies grab the connectorless fans because: A - they are usually cheaper, and B- you can actually get them - such a long lead time to get a batch of fans with connectors from the big boys like Panasonic, Sanyo-Denki, even some of the better Taiwanese brands take forever getting out orders.

.bh.

 

[imported_bum]

It annoyed the hell out of me when I first ordered a heatsink fan and couldn't use it for awhile... I guess you don't forget after the first time though.

 

[mad38dog]

Look at the bright side
just go down to the local radio shack and buy 1 of each type connector (3 pin or molex)
because with the molex connector running at 12 volts that fan will probably be loud
if it is too loud put the 3 pin connector on that will drop it to 5 volts (i think) and be much quieter