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Hey guys i have another question. Figured be easier to ask here instead of making a new thread.
Since i am going to upgrade my 80mm fans to 120mm. What to of extensions to they make. I was looking at petras, and the only one i can find there is just a 3 pin. Well my fan controller that came with my case uses the 4pin molex. I want enough wiring so i can run it to the other side of my case to hide the wires. What do you guys suggest?
here is how to sleeve nice
http://www.thetechrepository.com/showthread.php?t=14
if you are gonna lenghten it, try cutting middle part, add more wire, solder connections and put some matching colored heatshrinks to mask, then sleeve em.
browsing at Petra's cables and adapters, i would probably grab a few 3-4pin Ys and some 3pin extensions. then mix and match and mask and sleeve em good.
also dont forget that fans need the PSU yellow 12v and 1 black ground to work. cause sometimes after mix and match, you might get the rec 5v line instead, and that would cause fan to spin rather slowly or not at all...
ok thanks for the info, is the yellow the rpm wire? I could make my own couldnt I?
I was thinking about these for my case fans
http://www.petrastechshop.com/12yalod1cafa.html
Also i dont think i would need 3 to 4 pin if the fan comes with both connectors will I? So that would elimate the 3 pin extension.
Even though it wold be easier to route the 3 pin wires case they are smaller then the 4 pin. But my fan controler is the one that came with the case "hardcano" or should i upgrade it?
Or unless you was thinking that i take the factory wire off, add the 3 pin ext then add the 3-4 pin adapter?
it seems that the longest is 12" blah
were is a place i can get these I looked at petras, but in the picture it only shows the connector, not the pins
no no, the yellow 12v PSU lines, not yellow rpm line, we had a case from geoffp wherein he made a mistake when connecting his pump to the red 5v PSU line, of course pump would not start properly, he then corrected his mistake by switching the RED and YELLOW pins correctly.
So what is the rpm lead?