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1 minute ago, viking_power said:

I was given a 6 pin fan. I would like to use this fan but have no clue how to power it. How would I go about powering this fan, or am I better off just buying a 4 pin?

Do you happen to have a product name for this fan, or otherwise a picture?

It's very likely you're looking at a proprietary header, which won't work with a regular 4 pin PWM header.

 

It's also very likely they just varied a bit on the PWM standard (as in, the fan will definitely have a GND pin, probably +12V somewhere too and sense+PWM are obvious to have too). Maybe they just added some RGB stuff or something to the fan?

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17 hours ago, minibois said:

Do you happen to have a product name for this fan, or otherwise a picture?

It's very likely you're looking at a proprietary header, which won't work with a regular 4 pin PWM header.

 

It's also very likely they just varied a bit on the PWM standard (as in, the fan will definitely have a GND pin, probably +12V somewhere too and sense+PWM are obvious to have too). Maybe they just added some RGB stuff or something to the fan?

Quoting this post as I am dumb and did not yesterday.

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22 hours ago, viking_power said:

Quoting this post as I am dumb and did not yesterday.

That one has fan and RGB cables combined. You would need controller from same brand to connect. Unless you can get one, that's worthless.

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23 hours ago, viking_power said:

Quoting this post as I am dumb and did not yesterday.

That looks proprietary as heck, don't think it would be possible to simply power from a PWM header.

Does it have any other cables on it too?

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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51 minutes ago, minibois said:

That looks proprietary as heck, don't think it would be possible to simply power from a PWM header.

Does it have any other cables on it too?

That is the only cable. I think you are right about the proprietary thing. I tried to find what company made the fan and was unsuccessful. I am just going to put it in a bin and pick up a normal fan.

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