Aqua Computer Aquaero Owners thread

Most fan splitters are wired incorrectly. Shocking but seems to be true. Of the three wires - red, black and yellow - red and black are power (defaults to 12V but reduced to slow fans) and ground respectively. The yellow is your tacho and is a pulse every time the fan makes a complete revolution (or two per rev). Your controller counts the pulses and translates it to rpm. If you have three fans connected you'll get three sets of pulses. These may be in sync by chance or you could get the evenly out of phase and see three times the pulse rate - long story short you'll get an erratic reading you can't rely on. You don't get any benefit like being able to see that one has failed.

TLDR: yellow wire to only one fan and the rest you assume run at same speed. This is accurate enough providing the fans are the same model.
 
i have some bitfenix alchemy 3 pin to 3 way ,problem is that they made all wires black so i have to test them one by one.I ordered some splitters from ebay but still dont have the package even after 1 week.
 
Can anyone confirm if the EK-XTOP Revo D5 PWM can be controlled by the Aquaero 6?
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It can with a mod, or you can buy Aqua Computer D5 pump motor with PWM input and speed signal and a pump top separate if you have not bought your pump yet.
 
I just installed my aquaero 6 xt last night and it has a very ear disturbing high pitched noise like an electrical buzz near the power conector and the 3 lights.
 
That's definitely not normal. Try running it with only power connected and see if it's ok then. If so you can plug each thing in one by one until you find what is causing it. If it makes the noise with nothing connected, try changing power lead and if not RMA it.
 
oooooh yes! It's funny you should mention that! Have a look at my build log (link in sig) as it's exactly what I've been doing.

You can split the screen off but you need to connect it back to the main body (assuming you want it to display stuff - I would assume that if you just remove it, it works like a 5LT but I haven't tested it). To connect it back up, you need:
  • two 12x2 DuPont housings (141149365282)
  • some 26AWG wire
  • 48 DuPont crimp-on pins(141159916517 & 141106755622)
  • some male to male headers (141088297108)
This sounds a doddle but they are unhelpfully 2mm pitch pins rather than the more common 2.54mm (0.1") pins you get everywhere else. I've only found one source of these - the bay numbers above - as everywhere else only has 2.54 pitch.

You'll also need a crimper. I used an SN28B but it's designed for 2.54mm I believe. It did work but instead of nicely crimping the tail onto the insulation, it just smooshed it in - should be fine as longs as you don't pull it about too much.

Have a look at pics on my build log - page 3.
 
well actually It was to remove it and not reconnect, to get the 6 functionality in a 5lt footprint.
It'd be nice to know for sure that it can be removed.

Pretty impressive build you've got going!
 
Thanks. It's definitely a work-in-progress!

Do you already have the Aquaero 6 to try it on? Mine's back running the under-stairs server cupboard but if you're stuck I'll pull it out when I have time and try it.
 
Cenedd said:
Thanks. It's definitely a work-in-progress!

Do you already have the Aquaero 6 to try it on? Mine's back running the under-stairs server cupboard but if you're stuck I'll pull it out when I have time and try it.
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naw,
I was looking at getting one, but only would if I could cut off the screen.
the 5 doesn't have the oomf I need
 
Ok, took it apart and it works fine with the display and touchscreen removed. It also works fine with just the touchscreen removed and the display left on.
Tested connection with USB and it's fully controllable with Aquasuite. Not sure if you can put it in slave mode like you can a 5LT but it does seem to offer the option.

Hope that helps.
 
Hey guys - First time Aquaero 6 XT user here! I am having a strange issue...

I will ask this in the Aquaero thread... but i will ask here too...

I have the Aquaero 6 XT and 15 fans a mixture of EK F4-120ER (2200 rpm fans) and EK F3-140ER (2000 rpm fans) and I am also using the following ModMyTools PWM splitter:

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I am using three of the FAN PWM connectors on the Aquaero, the third (with just PWM extension attached - not MOdMyToys splitter) works fine. The other two do not. I get huge fluctuations in RPM - 0 to 300 odd - 1800 - 200 0dd - any ideas why this is happening?

Also I don't seem to be able to control the RPM of any of the fan headers...

Cheers :)
 
Two things come to mind. Firstly, you need to set the mode of the fan header to PWM as it defaults to voltage controlled. This can be done from the front panel but is easier to do using the Aquasuite software - IIRC it's under Aquaero > fans.

Secondly, if you're getting fluctuating speed readings it's probably that you've got more than one tacho signal connected - when they're out of sync (will usually happen) you get random readings. Fan splitters should only connect the tacho signal from one fan and you assume all similar fans and all running at the same speed. The problem is that most seem to connect the tacho from all the fans and the resulting combined signal is garbage.
You'd be able to check by just connecting one fan and it should read fine. Adding more fans makes the reading more and more jumpy. If this is the problem you can either cut the tacho pin on the headers of all but one of the splitter or remove the pin from the fan lead and either cut it off or insulate it with tape.
 
Cenedd said:
Secondly, if you're getting fluctuating speed readings it's probably that you've got more than one tacho signal connected - when they're out of sync (will usually happen) you get random readings.
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This is exactly the cause for the FAN RPM's fluctuating. Many many many fan extension cables out there connect all the FAN RPM signals (All the ones I have all do). Quick fix is to disconnect the RPM pin from all the fan extension sockets except from the last one in the chain before the wires go into the Fan header.

This isn't unique to the Aquaero 6 XT either, it's an issue anywhere you have multiple FAM RPM signals going to the same Fan Header. Ended up in an argument with a Youtuber who I saw this issue on his Fan Controller in a video he posted and when I pointed it out he completely lost his **** and said he was an 'expert'. :D:p:D:p
 
Cenedd said:
Two things come to mind. Firstly, you need to set the mode of the fan header to PWM as it defaults to voltage controlled. This can be done from the front panel but is easier to do using the Aquasuite software - IIRC it's under Aquaero > fans.

Secondly, if you're getting fluctuating speed readings it's probably that you've got more than one tacho signal connected - when they're out of sync (will usually happen) you get random readings. Fan splitters should only connect the tacho signal from one fan and you assume all similar fans and all running at the same speed. The problem is that most seem to connect the tacho from all the fans and the resulting combined signal is garbage.
You'd be able to check by just connecting one fan and it should read fine. Adding more fans makes the reading more and more jumpy. If this is the problem you can either cut the tacho pin on the headers of all but one of the splitter or remove the pin from the fan lead and either cut it off or insulate it with tape.
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Thanks mate, I cut the pin cables on the fans and the reading is now only being taken from the closest pwm fan! I have set it up so they are all the same speed on each splitter, so no worries there! :)

I am currently testing without the mobo, bypassing the power pins, is there a way to change fan speed simply from the Aquaero interface? I can't seem to do it - no matter what I set as controller (power, PMW or RPM)...

They are all getting slightly different voltages too, 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 - I assume this is normal?

Thanks again! :)
 
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