Must get rid of the LED's on fans...

dreIU · Sep 10, 2004

Hey all, I have two intake fans on the side, one 80mm and the other is 120mm (both thermaltake, the big one is the thunderblade), and they both have bright blue LED's. I was just wondering if there was a way to get rid of the LED's without having to get new fans. Thank's for your time.

daniel_dynasty · Sep 10, 2004

you can always break the leds lol.. but why wud you do that lol

magick_man · Sep 10, 2004

try snipping the wires going to the led's
and if the fan works then good if not then i will deny ever saying this

SniperXX · Sep 10, 2004

magick_man said:
try snipping the wires going to the led's
and if the fan works then good if not then i will deny ever saying this

That should work. Try snipping two wires for one led 1st. If the fan still works like I think it would then turn it off and do the others.

dj_2004 · Sep 10, 2004

if it has a strip around the fan for the leds then just snip it, i did that (not on purpose) and the fan works fine still but no leds.

dreIU · Sep 10, 2004

Great, thanks for the advice... as far as I remember, they both have some sort of strip running around the edge. You guys probabily think I am crazy for doing this, lol. I just think that they are way too bright at night... sometimes I just need to leave my PC running, and I can't sleep with those LED's on. Also, until I get a better mobo; this one hates OCing, and everytim I try to OC it, it has cold boot issues :-/

Well, thanks for the advice guys.

penquissciguy · Sep 10, 2004

The LEDs are probably wired in series, so one cut should be all you need.

Another thing you could do is 7 volt the fans. The fans would be quieter and the LEDs would go out due to insufficent voltage.

Ken

neonblingbling · Sep 11, 2004

Maybe instead of just sniping the wires going to the LEDs, you could run an extention, and put a switch somewhere....

SniperXX · Sep 11, 2004

neonblingbling said:
Maybe instead of just sniping the wires going to the LEDs, you could run an extention, and put a switch somewhere....

I was thinking that too... Seems like such a waste, but I know how you feel. Sometimes I leave my comp on @ night and I got 3 blue 80mm (two on the back and one on the window) and a blue 120mm front blowhole (all there is modders mesh infront of the fan) so my room glows a bright blue. I am thinking tho of doing a switch myself.

Maximus Faticus · Sep 12, 2004

I had to snip all my LEDs on the fans. The constant blinking lights drove me nuts.

Must get rid of the LED's on fans...

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