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PSU Fan Replacement w/o Soldering
I plan on getting a new PSU fan and I'd like to avoid
doing any soldering, so I'm thinking about connecting it to the motherboard, but I'm worried about leaving the 2 pins on the PSU molex fan connector open and bare because I fear that eventually dust would accumulate and short the pins. If you're that nervous about soldering why not use crimp-on butt connectors? |
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Radioshack has some nice small butt connectors used mostly for
splicing telephone wire. They worked well for my fans. "Michael J. Apollyon" wrote in message ... I plan on getting a new PSU fan and I'd like to avoid doing any soldering, so I'm thinking about connecting it to the motherboard, but I'm worried about leaving the 2 pins on the PSU molex fan connector open and bare because I fear that eventually dust would accumulate and short the pins. If you're that nervous about soldering why not use crimp-on butt connectors? |
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"Will G. S." ] wrote in message
o.com... I plan on getting a new PSU fan and I'd like to avoid doing any soldering, so I'm thinking about connecting it to the motherboard, but I'm worried about leaving the 2 pins on the PSU molex fan connector open and bare because I fear that eventually dust would accumulate and short the pins. Does that sound realistic? Any ideas on how to prevent this other than duct-taping the holes on a new molex connector and placing that molex on top of the pins as some kind of protective cap? The retail version of the Noiseblocker Ultra Silent S2 fan is said to come with a PSU fan adapter. Can anyone confirm that this is indeed the kind of 3 to 2 pin adapter with a connector on the end that I could connect directly onto the 2 pin molex connector on the PSU? I'd be more than willing to pay a little extra for the retail version if that means I can connect the new S2 directly to the PSU fan connector without having to do any soldering. Thanks in advance, Will G. S. You needn't be so paranoid. Dust that accumulates inside a power supply won't short the pins on a connector. If there were any danger of that happening, there several points of high voltage inside the PSU that would be emminently more susceptible to damage caused by dust. Unless it's wet, or if your PSU lives in a corrosive environment, there's nothing to worry about. Cheers!! -- Tweetldee Tweetldee at att dot net (Just subsitute the appropriate characters in the address) Time is what keeps everything from happening all at once. |
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Will G. S. wrote:
I plan on getting a new PSU fan and I'd like to avoid doing any soldering, so I'm thinking about connecting it to the motherboard, but I'm worried about leaving the 2 pins on the PSU molex fan connector open and bare because I fear that eventually dust would accumulate and short the pins. You shouldn't worry about shorts caused by dust. But it would be uncouth to power the PSU fan from the motherboard. Soldering is not very dangerous or expensive, so give it a try. Or just use butt connectors, as others have recommended. |
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