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PSU Fan
Name: Chris-M Date: October 7, 2002 at 03:48:11 Pacific OS: XP Home CPU/Ram: AXP 1800 256
Comment:
Mornin'
I have a spare PSU can I take the fan out of this and use it as a case fan?
Name: wc72 Date: October 7, 2002 at 03:53:38 Pacific
Reply:
yes, assuming its the right size fan for the case.
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Response Number 2
Name: Chris-M Date: October 7, 2002 at 04:19:34 Pacific
Reply:
thanks, It is the right size. I notice it is soldered onto the PSU mainboard, how would I go about terminating the end of these wires?
Can I just bodge them to the pins on the mainboard (the sysfan pins). Or do I need to connect them straight to the working psu in the PC?
Thanks
-Chris
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Response Number 3
Name: wc72 Date: October 7, 2002 at 07:23:51 Pacific
Reply:
it might be just a better idea to buy a fan, more air flow output (cfm) and they are cheap, plus you have tons of selections!
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Response Number 4
Name: mike Date: October 7, 2002 at 08:05:09 Pacific
Reply:
just go buy a fan and keep your now working PSU as a spare. If you end up damaging the psu and have to replace yours at some point you will have trashed a $25 PSU for the sake of a $5 fan....doesn't make sense....
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Response Number 5
Name: Chris-M Date: October 7, 2002 at 08:23:23 Pacific
Reply:
True, I wondered just out of interest really ;)
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Response Number 6
Name: Rich Date: October 8, 2002 at 10:58:50 Pacific
Reply:
Hi, right now I have 2 old PSU fans in my case. I just grabbed them out of old PSUs, and they work great. I just spliced the connector for a 4 prong, and I am surprised at the air they push. Best part is that they are very very quiet, and easy to acquire. Good temporary solution to a sudden problem.
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Response Number 7
Name: Chris-M Date: October 9, 2002 at 03:19:16 Pacific
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