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Where can i buy 2 to 3 pin converters for my 80mm?

Sooo, you're trying to plug a 2-wire fan into a 3-pin mainboard header, or similar?

The third wire, if you didn't already know, is the RPM sensor.
You can simply plug the 2 wires you already have into their respective pins, and link either the ground or the live to the third pin.
I forget which one it is, but I would obviously recommend trying the ground first, as thats not going to damage anything, whereas if you try the live first and it's wrong, it probably wouldn't be too good.

If you have a 3-wire fan, and a 2-pin header, just ignore the green sensor wire.

In any case, unless you have 3-wires and 3-pins, you're not going to get the RPM sensor working...

 
Thanks fatbab, but the link is a 3 to 4 pin converter, i need a 2-3 pin. Phoenix, i tried what u suggested already. Ive got a BH-6 board and am trying to plug a 2pin panaflo..i think its an L1. Anyway, didnt work since the tird pin on the board wont allow the fan lead to plug all the way in, and i dont particularly wanna snap off the third pin/.

I guess a 2 to 4 pin converter would do too since i could just plug straight into the ps.

Cant find the darn things anywhere...all that seems to be around are the 3-4 pin ones...🙁
 
Go to Radio Shack and buy a 4-pin molex connector, 2 pins, and 2 butt splices and just re-wire the damn thing. It won't cost much at all.
 
If u want to be cheap and dangerous like me, I just cut the connector off, stripped the wire, and put it inside the holes of power connector. What holds it is electric tape wrapped around it.

With more playing I might be able to add a manual switch to adjust the RPM.

I also played around using a Tekin BC112C to feed power to my fans, I adjusted the Tekin from .20 to .45 amps and noticed it controlled RPM.
 
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