connecting a fan, did I do good? (pic)

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lexmark

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I have a spare 120mm fan that came from an old psu, I couldn't find any two pin connections in my rig so I took the one from my psu and soldered it onto a 4-pin slot with the same colour wires. I'm useless when it comes to electronics which is why I have to ask here before I short out my rig... will this work?

As you can see from left to right, 4pin>soldering>yellow/black 2 pin> red/back >fan :rolleyes:

Am I good to go?
 
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Sounds like it'll work perfectly. Just make sure you tape it up so there are no bare connections hanging around inside your case which can possibly short :O!
 
kobaj said:
Sounds like it'll work perfectly. Just make sure you tape it up so there are no bare connections hanging around inside your case which can possibly short :O!
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good call on the tape, almost forgot!


well it works but the 120mm fan runs at full speed and sounds like a lawnmower:eek: it has a blue/black wire with a 3 pin slot which im guessing is used to regulate the fan speed... is there anywhere I can plug this in so I can manually adjust the speed?
 
lexmark said:
good call on the tape, almost forgot!


well it works but the 120mm fan runs at full speed and sounds like a lawnmower:eek: it has a blue/black wire with a 3 pin slot which im guessing is used to regulate the fan speed... is there anywhere I can plug this in so I can manually adjust the speed?
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Just use the red and black wires, connect them to the +12v connectors, then put a pot inline with the red to regulate speed;)
 
bomberboysk said:
Just use the red and black wires, connect them to the +12v connectors, then put a pot inline with the red to regulate speed;)
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in english please!!!


+12v connectors?

"pot inline with the red to regulate speed" :confused:



I might not have mentioned this before but I am a total noob....
 
Pot = Potentiometer

Regulates voltage with a turn knob

Edit: Or go out and buy a cheap single fan controller. There like $7 at newegg
 
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