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Offline lakrulez14

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help fan color wire
« on: November 14, 2009, 05:58:03 PM »
i hve a fan that im going 2 use for a project, its a 3 pin 60mm x 60mm pc fan. i kno that red is positive and black is negative but i want to know wat white is just in case i need it thx in advance.

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Re: help fan color wire
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2009, 06:06:06 PM »
i belive white goes to a speed sensor but its uneeded but im not sure like 75% tho so just double cheack but white is uneeded either way
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Re: help fan color wire
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2009, 06:09:17 PM »
so if i just wnt the fan to power on i just need red and black?
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Re: help fan color wire
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2009, 06:24:41 PM »
yes its a dc red and black
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Re: help fan color wire
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2009, 06:40:35 PM »
ok yea i just tested it on 12v and it works great, i did the temp guage mod ive seen around so yea i didnt need the white wire but i just put some heatshrink over it just in case i need to use it latr. thx a lot though.
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Re: help fan color wire
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2009, 06:55:42 PM »
not a problem care to share what you are making?
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Re: help fan color wire
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2009, 07:42:48 PM »
yea im just puttin two fans in my xbox and put the temp mod by the heat sink imma move it later mabye but ill post pics when finished
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