Akasa fan - how do i get rid of built-in thermal sensor

[jarvo1]

Hi guys,

Bit of a noob question here but it's pretty much the first time i've wanted to remove wiring from any of my components so I want to make sure I don't break anything before I do it.

I've got some Akasa AK-174BKTB 120mm that have built-in thermal sensors to automatically adjust their RPM, located in the hub of the fan. You can just about see the sensor and it's location in this pic (http://www.akortek.com/popup_image.php?pID=148&type=jpg&osCsid=f9c19c18f2f576b204c60dd86e443f7c)
I wanted to put these onto my fan controller so I can adjust them myself so I don't want the sensor to interfere.

So my question is, how would I go about removing it?
Would it just be a case of twisting the sensor so the legs cross, shorting it out to bypass it or would this be damaging to the fan in any way?

[zanzabar]

twist it off then sadder

[Worthy]

even twisting it until it shorts the leads works on some fans if there is enough wire there.

[jarvo1]

even twisting it until it shorts the leads works on some fans if there is enough wire there.

Thats what I was thinking, there is enough wire to do that, its like an LED sticking out of the fan housing.
I read about someone doing it but didn't want to risk damaging the fan.

Thanks for the replies guys