Is it safe to convert a 4 pin RGB cable into a 3 pin rgb cable

[PowerBaller]

The layout of 12V 4 pin is Power/Green/Red/Blue , compare to that of 5V 3 pin as Power/Digital/(no pin)/Ground.

If i break the red pin on the male socket of a 4 pin extension cable, is it safely converted to a 3 pin cable?

[Corsair Nick]

Chances are it won't work because of the voltage difference.  Which brand RGB cables are you trying to run?

[PowerBaller]

4 minutes ago, Corsair Nick said:

Chances are it won't work because of the voltage difference.  Which brand RGB cables are you trying to run?

A brand named Hualand found on amazon.com

I dont get why there's a voltage difference. The source supply 5V, the load is Argb compatible.It is just the cable i modify. Unless source shows that the wire is designate to supply 12 V

[TVwazhere]

On 11/13/2019 at 7:44 PM, PowerBaller said:

A brand named Hualand found on amazon.com

I dont get why there's a voltage difference. The source supply 5V, the load is Argb compatible.It is just the cable i modify. Unless source shows that the wire is designate to supply 12 V

4 pin RGB's are meant to be 12V

 

On top of that, the wires themselves carry different signals. Addressible RGB is also known as Digital RGB. You can think of 4 Pin RGB's as Analoug in that case, where each wire carries a corresponding value of a color ranging from 0 to 1.