slicing off 4pin molex off an 120mm Yate Loon Fan to sleeve

[Aldy402]

I bought a bunch of YL D12SL-12 fans and some sleeving.
I just have a couple questions before I dive right in

Can somebody explain to me the proper steps to slicing off the 4pin molex so i can sleeve just the fan with just a 3pin connector?

thanks in advance

[clone38]

Im going to be doing this soon as my yates fan arrive,the way i`ll be doing it is to cut the wire off as close to the fan body as pos,then just braid it like normal.

[Pete]

Pop the 3 pins out with a small flat bade screw driver

Then you'll see where the 4 pin molex conects off the 3 pin

Cut it as low down and close as you can.

Sleave and heatsrink

Then refit the 3 pin's and there ya go

[Aldy402]

Pop the 3 pins out with a small flat bade screw driver

Then you'll see where the 4 pin molex conects off the 3 pin

Cut it as low down and close as you can.

Sleave and heatsrink

Then refit the 3 pin's and there ya go

pete, thanks for replying
I was thinking that also, I just wanted some assurance..

[Aldy402]

it seems like there are only 2 leads in the 3pin connector, the yellow and red

those are the only ones I need? or do I need to splice one of the wires off the 4pin connector and recrimp a pin onto it to make it a 3 pin?

im confused

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/images/products/YateLoon_01.jpg

[Pyr0]

http://www.chilledpc.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=1015&

[Aldy402]

http://www.chilledpc.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=1015&

thanks for the link pyr0

[Aldy402]

so basically just take a black lead from the 4pin molex and put it in the 3pin
ok seems simple enough

thanks to everyone who helped

[Mekrel]

Nope it's simpler than that.

The 3 pin already has red and black and yellow in them (it has to have black, its ground ;) )

Are you crimping the pins back onto them?

[Pete]

AGGGGGHHH god can we not make this anymore easyer. Right follow my guide on the link given

Flate blade screw drive

Push the 3 pins out

Wirecutters

Cut the wire, red and black that come off the 4 pin. You cut it where it joins on the 3 pin as low down as you can. There really thin wirse, thinenr than the fan wire it's self.

Just remember what order to plug in to the 3 pin plastic job bloody done.

If you are still confused i sergest a drive into a brick wall with no seat bealt on.

My guide i did is dead clear as you can see the old cable just

[Aldy402]

i understand pete, sorry to frustrate ya bud

its just in the pics, there only seems to be 2 wires going in the 3pin connector
but now its confirmed that all 3 are there

thanks for ongoing help..

[mukmaster]

Whew such termoil well pete thanks for the hax work great on my PSu but I did it a bitt diffrently.

[wildcard]

Basically, to cut off the 4 pin connector on that fan... you just simply cut it off..

I am not sure what the big deal is. Take scissors, cut 4 pin connector off. done. It's not going to hurt anything so don't be shy.

for best results, cut as close to the 3 pin connector as possible, so you don't have wires just hanging around and to prevent shorts (short circuit)

If you want to cut really close to the 3 pin connector, you can take the 3 pin molex connector off. Optional.