Soldato
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Made a bit of a mistake and bought a 2-pin case fan rather than a 3 or 4 pin one. How can I change it to a 3 pin?
How to connect a 2-pin fan?
- Thread starter Sirrel Squirrel
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Doesn't fit, the header can take a 3 or 4 pin connector with a plastic guard to stop you connecting anything else, where as the connector on the fan only has 2 pins.
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Problem is that the fan has 2 pins and a guard, where as the guard on the 3/4 pin header will only take a connector that is at least 3 pins wide.
The fan is a Panaflo FBA08A12.
I did think about just filing the guard off and connecting it to pins 1+2, as others have said, so I think I'll give that a go.
The fan is a Panaflo FBA08A12.
I did think about just filing the guard off and connecting it to pins 1+2, as others have said, so I think I'll give that a go.
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Just cut the guard off and it works fine connecting it to pins 1+2. Cheers for the help.