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Two fans on one motherboard header?

Chriz6097
By Chriz6097
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Can you plug in two fans to one header with a splitter and if so will both fans run at 50% power or will they both run at full 12v?

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Like science for children.

Parallel and Series Circuit.

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Make sure you check the Watts supported by the header and then the watts required by the fans. As long as the draws of the fans don't exceed the header, then you should be ok.

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Like science for children.

Parallel and Series Circuit.

Not helpful at all...

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Make sure you check the Watts supported by the header and then the watts required by the fans. As long as the draws of the fans don't exceed the header' date=' then you should be ok.[/quote']

I agree,, make sure the watts provided to any of the Fan headers is at 10 i think.

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is it a 3 pin header or a 4 pin? I know for sure that two fans wired in parallel would work at 100% speed or whatever speed they are set at in a 3 pin header. however if it is that you just want your fans to run at 50% speed then you can wire them in series this would divide the voltage among the two fans.

look hear for explanation of series and parallel ( subwoofers, fans all the same, both provide air :D)

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is it a 3 pin header or a 4 pin? I know for sure that two fans wired in parallel would work at 100% speed or whatever speed they are set at in a 3 pin header. however if it is that you just want your fans to run at 50% speed then you can wire them in series this would divide the voltage among the two fans.

look hear for explanation of series and parallel ( subwoofers, fans all the same, both provide air :D)

http://www.bcae1.com/spkrmlti.htm forgot the link lol

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