Connecting D5 Pump

twist3d0n3 · 26 Sep 2010 at 13:26

i'd be tempted to send it back stating it's wired incorrectly, and you think someone has tampered with it - that's pretty shocking to send it out with the wrong connector...

you shouldn't have to do this, it should be in the correct condition!

if it's a competitor that dispatches from pembrokeshire, i've had problems with them before. i got 2 delrin res's from them, one came with the LED plug, the other came with a metal threaded plug! i e mailed them and they sent out the WRONG size LED plug, so in the end i went to another competitor and ordered one... never dealing with them again i feel!

TheCenturion · 26 Sep 2010 at 13:55

Yep, it's that competitor that you speak of.

The problem is that I've dismantled the pump in order to put it into the bay res, so to now send it back would be a really big pain.

I've been ****ed over so much with this build it's actually ridiculous

twist3d0n3 · 26 Sep 2010 at 14:06

it wouldn't take you much time to dismantle it again and send it back, you'd get a new one within a few days i would've thought but as you say if you've been plagued with problems (you sound like me

) then i can imagine you just want to get it finished.

good luck with it dude, i look forward to seeing your build log completed

TheCenturion · 26 Sep 2010 at 14:22

I think I'm missing a few bits of the original pump though. And now I've taken the original molex out

Some pics are coming up

TheCenturion · 26 Sep 2010 at 14:29

As you can see, the red wire is pushing out a lot, and the black wire hardly penetrates at all

Here is a pic of the black one. As you can see, the 'base' is wider than the head, so it can't actually fit in. and I can't really bend it round

twist3d0n3 · 26 Sep 2010 at 14:56

just pull the red one back through, it'll be fine

the back one looks about the right length i'd say

TheCenturion · 26 Sep 2010 at 15:12

The black one is about right, I've just checked it with one of my fans. However, due to the wide base, there's absolutely no way I can get it to stay in place. As for the red one, I can't pull that back and get it to stay in place either

twist3d0n3 · 26 Sep 2010 at 15:34

if you've got some electrical tape, line them up to the appropriate depth in the molex plug, and tape the thing up. it'll be hidden away so it won't be unsightly or anything.

that's what i'd do anyway

vectisitch · 26 Sep 2010 at 15:39

why not just snip the wires and join to another molex plug if you got any spare.you can put a dab of solder on the join and tape it up

no_1_dave · 26 Sep 2010 at 23:53

Im sure the OP had the correct fitting to start with...
It just plugs into a normal molex connector...

Yes it is only 2 pins but that doesnt matter because it only needs a + and a -.

Edit: Oh I see, you have the opposite end, as if something should plug into it, not vis versa...

TheCenturion · 27 Sep 2010 at 20:44

no_1_dave said:
Edit: Oh I see, you have the opposite end, as if something should plug into it, not vis versa...

yeah, it's really depressing now

TheCenturion · 16 Oct 2010 at 20:52

Is there anyway to test whether the pump is powered correctly without filling up the system with water?

Greboth · 16 Oct 2010 at 21:19

Well thw pumps dont like being run dry so I guess the easiest way would be to connect up a buckets or something similar instead of pumping through your loop.

TheCenturion · 16 Oct 2010 at 21:24

Not a bad idea, but it'd be difficult to do that without getting the pump wet

TheCenturion · 17 Oct 2010 at 15:49

Here's a pic. I've used the same connector as in the OP, but it's the other way round, if you understand what I mean:

It almost looks like I've fixed it

piggin · 17 Oct 2010 at 16:01

Looking at this picture which is the red & which is the black?

TheCenturion · 17 Oct 2010 at 16:22

Hi mate, red is the one at the end. Black is the one in the middle

piggin · 17 Oct 2010 at 16:51

Just checked my pump & thats how its wired.
Should be good to go now.

TheCenturion · 17 Oct 2010 at 16:54

Yeah, I just need to pull out the little bits that actually hold it into the molex lol.

Thanks for your help

piggin · 17 Oct 2010 at 19:17

You should pull out the retaining barbs on the pins before you push then back into the molex connector.