How easy is it to connect the fan directly to your power supply so you can select the one of the 3 speeds manually using the switch? I have a 3 pin connection
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It's very easy, you just need to find a spare molex power connector on your power supply.
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I belive it connects just fine to a female molex connector. & yes you can still use the switch. I had used mine to experiment one an xbox 360 with
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It does not connect directly to the 3 pin connector on your motherboard, but rather a standard 4-pin molex connector. There is an extra wire that holds the speed control switch. I set it to the desired speed and forgot about it. Works great in my NAS4FREE server - replacing a dead system fan. So it is very easy to connect to your power supply!
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Most powersupplys have a 4 pin molex I'm not sure what 3 pin connection you have on your power supply. I left the fan on low (as a case fan) because I used it in a low power system
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There are usually extra connectors coming off the power supply.Some are for harddrives and dvd drives.Generally there are extras just dangling unused in there.there should be two choices for plugs that come with the fan.Both will fit the multiple types of connectors coming off the power supply.The real important part is to not over tighten the screes when connecting the fan to the case or where ever your puting it.Hope that helped.
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I ordered this fan and it does not come with a 3 pin connector. It comes with a voltage regulator, an extension cable, and a y cable. All cables end in a 4 pin.
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I don't know. The fan comes with a 2 speed pull switch - High, low and off.
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Yes, it replaces a single pole switch and it reduces the speed, so if you have another speed control inline with the switch, you would want to set it on the HI setting and let this switch control the fan speed.
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No it is just an on/off switch. But you can control the speed by buying an speed control rheostat. That is what I did. It costs $50 and amazon has the unit the fan maker recommends.
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You can connect the fan directly to the outlet, thru the thermostat. You can also use another electrical item if you have the plug-in outlet. Just assure that you do not exceed the amphere rating of the circuit.
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Well two things, you can find adapter cables the have 3pin to 4 pin molex. What i did was, i went and bought a fan controller for my case that allows me to control the fan speeds. Example of the cable im talking about is this( 3-Pin to 4-Pin Adapter )
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The three pins are COMM (Ground) +12V and the 3rd one is a tachometer signal which can be used to determine the current fan speed ! In short, just don't connect the 3rd pin and you're good to go ! PS. on the 4 PIN Molex connectors the 4th pin is a PWM input to control the fan speed.
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Hello Sir, If I understand your question correctly, your asking if there is a manual mode speed adjustment in which you can control each of the fans speeds without interference from the automatic mode - If so the answer is YES. This unit provides excellent control functionality allowing the user to manipulate the speed of the fan in any configuration. The only exception to this is the 'Aera+ Mode' which can only be leveraged in automatic mode. I hope this helps answer your question. I myself am very pleased with this purchase given the deal I found - It was a 'deal of the day' that also, (if one paid attention), had a coupon to clip for additional savings. By the time I reached checkout, I owed only $109. After using it for sometime now, I would have easily paid what they are asking for today. Anyways, let me know if need any additional information. Regards, -A.Farrow
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3 pin generally means it's a pwm fan still just no 4th connector for the motherboard to control it. I have used this cable with corsair sp120 af120, and noctua nf-f12s.
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Actually, I can use a wall-switch (for previous fan) to turn this fan on and off from a pre-set speed. Works great.
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You don't need an adapter, 3pin connector will fit a 4pin socket. However, you won't be able to manage fan speeds using PWM, for that you need PWM enabled fans, which are 4pin.
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Yes, that is what I did and it works fine. I have the light on a dimmer switch and the fan is on a separate switch. If I want to change the fan speed I can use the switch on the fan, but so far have not needed it. I love this fan, really moves the air in my sewing room.
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It's a fan controller, gives you 3 different speeds to all fans connected to that switch. I believe you can connect up to 8 fans to it.
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You may want to look at my YouTube video on this subject: How to replace a three speed ceiling fan switch the easy way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_flLJicOr60
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No far as I know it just works with 3 you would have to buy some 3to4pin adapters but it works very well with 3pin fan
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Yes you will need to use a splitter or fan controller. A fan controller is convenient because you can tweak the speed of each fan. On the other hand if you want to keep things simple you can get a splitter. You would need a 4 pin PWM splitter if you have a 4 pin PWM fan. What I did in my other case was send the PWM signal to identical fans. This way each fan that is of the same type would be controlled by one PWM signal. You might want to look into that if you have PWM fans.