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Topic: Thermaltake USB fan reversable? (Read 748 times)

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January 28, 2014, 06:14:34 PM
#7
Take it apart and swap the red/black wires? Lol  Grin Grin Grin

That, actually is a brilliant idea! Too late, but brilliant.
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January 09, 2014, 10:48:39 PM
#6
Take it apart and swap the red/black wires? Lol  Grin Grin Grin
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January 09, 2014, 06:34:21 PM
#5
Ah, okay, I'll check that out. Thank you!

A thought, I have a Corsair CX600, and all I am powering is one Cube with it, could I use one of the other, unused connectors to power a case fan? I've never built a desktop (though I've ripped apart enough laptops to make my fingers bleed), so I'm not sure which connectors do what.

Any ideas for that?
Yep, certainly - that's what I do with a lot of my addon fans.  You just need a 4-pin molex to 3-pin fan header adapter, or some fans can take molex directly.

Any you particularly recommend? Ideally that take molex directly?

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Helperizer
January 09, 2014, 05:22:38 PM
#4
Ah, okay, I'll check that out. Thank you!

A thought, I have a Corsair CX600, and all I am powering is one Cube with it, could I use one of the other, unused connectors to power a case fan? I've never built a desktop (though I've ripped apart enough laptops to make my fingers bleed), so I'm not sure which connectors do what.

Any ideas for that?
Yep, certainly - that's what I do with a lot of my addon fans.  You just need a 4-pin molex to 3-pin fan header adapter, or some fans can take molex directly.
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January 09, 2014, 05:19:01 PM
#3
Ah, okay, I'll check that out. Thank you!

A thought, I have a Corsair CX600, and all I am powering is one Cube with it, could I use one of the other, unused connectors to power a case fan? I've never built a desktop (though I've ripped apart enough laptops to make my fingers bleed), so I'm not sure which connectors do what.

Any ideas for that?

Thanks again.
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BUYING ANTMINER S1!!!
January 09, 2014, 03:22:14 PM
#2
Or you could try the Coolerguys 120mm fan that I have? It runs off 5V USB like that one, a think a bit bigger but there is no speed control and the finger grille is only one side.

Either way the coolerguys one looks a lot better, and less chunky without the knob. Like any USB fan it is slower than a case fan though as USB cannot provide as much power.

P.S. Coolerguys is on the UK amazon, check and see if they sell where you are
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January 09, 2014, 02:45:35 PM
#1
Does anyone know offhand whether the lil' 80mm USB Thermaltake fan:

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00080G0BK

can be unscrewed and the speed control placed on the other side? It doesn't ~look~ like much of an issue, but I also don't want 37 little bits that I have to build a jig (not doing) to get back together. I want to attach it to a rig, but that knob is in the way.

Thank you.
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