Look what I found, any use?

K

kidloco

Registered

​

Joined

Jan 7, 2004

Location

U.K

• Jun 24, 2004

• #1

I found this a fairly new server at work that was being chucked out, it look slike it could shift some air but I have never seen that type of power connecter before.

On the server I took it off it was plugegd into the mobo but there doesnt seem to be any sockets on that would fit it, even if there was I wouldnt want to run this beast off my mobo power.

Can I mod the connecter by cutting off the end and soldering on a standard fitment, and if so would it be worth the hassle, or is it just a power hungry monster that should only be in a server?

Thanks in advance

 

F

Fast420A

Member

​

Joined

Jan 8, 2003

Location

Tampa, FL

• Jun 24, 2004

• #2

Yes! Use it. Just connect it to a standard molex and it will be fine. Red should be 12+, black the ground and yellow the rpm monitor. Notice I said SHOULD BE. I would look up the specs on Sunon's site to be sure.

 

V

veryhumid

Member

​

Joined

Apr 22, 2004

Location

New Hampshire

• Jun 24, 2004

• #3

It's only .25 amps, you can safely run it off a motherboard header (most take up to .5A). Fast420A is correct about the wiring, just chop it off and attach a new connector. Good luck!

 

OP

K

kidloco

Registered

​

Joined

Jan 7, 2004

Location

U.K

• Jun 24, 2004

• Thread Starter
• #4

cheers fella's, time to route out my soldering iron, then I just have to decide wether to have it intake or exhaust?

I current have 1 80mm intake and 2 80mm exhaust, might just swap the 2 exhaust for this beauty

 

mtb856

Member

​

Joined

Mar 17, 2004

Location

Helping young Meatballs grow...

• Jun 24, 2004

• #5

I looked it up on the Sunon site and it says that its a 84cfm 35dB fan... very nice, I would definitely put that in your case. Here's the link to the site, just go down to the 120's and look up the product code for your fan. LINK

 

OP

K

kidloco

Registered

​

Joined

Jan 7, 2004

Location

U.K

• Jun 24, 2004

• Thread Starter
• #6

nice I got another 6 or 7 of these stashed at work, guess I better take my ruck sack in work tomorrow eh

 

[KX3]rAge

Member

​

Joined

Apr 4, 2004

Location

Canada

• Jun 24, 2004

• #7

wow, that's quite a bit of airflow at only 35dBa! nice fan...

 

OP

K

kidloco

Registered

​

Joined

Jan 7, 2004

Location

U.K

• Jun 24, 2004

• Thread Starter
• #8

well just finished.

ripped out the bottom cage of my cheiftec case and put the hard drives in the upper one.

I have mounted the new fan with rubber washers in the space vacated by the cage and set the fan as intake.

Its linked up to my fan controller, good job really as on full what its pretty loud, on minimum power its silent and still pushes good airflow.

Case temps have now plumeted by 7-10 degrees so quite a result

 

mtb856

Member

​

Joined

Mar 17, 2004

Location

Helping young Meatballs grow...

• Jun 24, 2004

• #9

Case temps have now plumeted by 7-10 degrees so quite a result

Click to expand...

Wow, that's not bad . So are you going to use some of the other's as a blow hole, side intake?

 

enduro

Member

​

Joined

Mar 31, 2004

Location

Montgomery Alabama Yall

• Jun 24, 2004

• #10

Really, you'd have a jetstream going through your case. Duct one, make a blowhole, have another blowing on your gc, and you'll be set. That is a nice fan.

 

OP

K

kidloco

Registered

​

Joined

Jan 7, 2004

Location

U.K

• Jun 24, 2004

• Thread Starter
• #11

granted that would be sweet but I dont think I have the nerve to take a dremel to my new case. Its a shameto waste these puppies though.

I think I will have a word with my bro, hes into his DIY, I am sure he would make a better job of it then me, and a blowhole in the top would work nicely I think.

In the servers I took them out of ( Huge IBM machines at £5,000 each ) they had 1 for intake at the front and one exhaust at the back, trouble is I cant fit one of these on the rear, so a blow hole on the side or the top is the only real option I guess