Is 6-pin fan connector compatible with 4-pin PWM fan?

[SecretX]

Since all front fans of my PC case have died, I'm ordering some Noctua PWM fans (A12), and with those I would like to use a fan controller to be able to manually control their speed (so I can do things such as turn them off at night when I go to sleep, reduce their speed when I'm working, and increase it when I'm playing games, etc).

 

So, in this saga of searching for a fan controller, I found some cheapo fan controllers that have 6-pin fan connectors, like this and this, but I'm not sure if these 6-pin connectors are compatible with PWM 4-pin connector.

 

So guys, do anybody here know if these cheapo fan controllers work with PWM fans?

 

PS.: I have a "plan B" controller (this), which have 4-pin connectors, and would, after some "adaptation", fit in my computer case' front panel, but I prefer using a remote control to control my fans, even at expense of not being able to adjust their speed individually.

[Applefreak]

5 minutes ago, SecretX said:

Since all front fans of my PC case have died, I'm ordering some Noctua PWM fans (A12), and with those I would like to use a fan controller to be able to manually control their speed (so I can do things such as turn them off at night when I go to sleep, reduce their speed when I'm working, and increase it when I'm playing games, etc).

 

So, in this saga of searching for a fan controller, I found some cheapo fan controllers that have 6-pin fan connectors, like this and this, but I'm not sure if these 6-pin connectors are compatible with PWM 4-pin connector.

 

So guys, do anybody here know if these cheapo fan controllers work with PWM fans?

 

PS.: I have a "plan B" controller (this), which have 4-pin connectors, and would, after some "adaptation", fit in my computer case' front panel, but I prefer using a remote control to control my fans, even at expense of not being able to adjust their speed individually.

Those are RGB controllers not fan controllers, well they are but for RGB only, no power delivery.

[Poinkachu]

11 minutes ago, SecretX said:

Since all front fans of my PC case have died, I'm ordering some Noctua PWM fans (A12), and with those I would like to use a fan controller to be able to manually control their speed (so I can do things such as turn them off at night when I go to sleep, reduce their speed when I'm working, and increase it when I'm playing games, etc).

 

So, in this saga of searching for a fan controller, I found some cheapo fan controllers that have 6-pin fan connectors, like this and this, but I'm not sure if these 6-pin connectors are compatible with PWM 4-pin connector.

 

So guys, do anybody here know if these cheapo fan controllers work with PWM fans?

 

PS.: I have a "plan B" controller (this), which have 4-pin connectors, and would, after some "adaptation", fit in my computer case' front panel, but I prefer using a remote control to control my fans, even at expense of not being able to adjust their speed individually.

Pretty sure the remote controls you see for hose 2 you linked are for controlling RGB light only.

[SecretX]

4 minutes ago, Applefreak said:

Those are RGB controllers not fan controllers, well they are but for RGB only, no power delivery.

 

1 minute ago, Poinkachu said:

Pretty sure the remote controls you see for hose 2 you linked are for controlling RGB light only.

 

 

Ooh, thanks you for the heads up, you guys just saved me, I'll open another thread to ask for some cheapo fan controller recommendations, thank you!

[Poinkachu]

5 minutes ago, SecretX said:

 

 

Ooh, thanks you for the heads up, you guys just saved me, I'll open another thread to ask for some cheapo fan controller recommendations, thank you!

The first link may be (MAYBE, since even aliexpress link lacks real detail / proof) able to control fan.
But idk what fan it can accept, not many fans out there uses 6 pin, unless it's meant only for Coolmoon brand fans

 

edit: Yep, I'm seeing a lot of 4-6 Coolmoon brand RGB fans bundled with coolmoon fan hub that looks like the one you linked.

[RevGAM]

6-pin connectors generally combine fan and RGB control.

 

The CoolMoon product is listed on Walmart, where it says: "With multiple modes, can adjust fan speed." Of course, that could just be a poor translation. 

 

The Bluecase product is the same, and on the Bluesky website it also indicates it handles PWM.

 

Both hubs can support PWM, and RGB LEDs, as well as 2 LED strips, and use 6-pin (JST?) connectors.

 

You would have to discover the pin-outs for the 6-pin plug, then convert your 4-pin PWM to it and, if you have LED fans, those, too. If you have fans without LEDs, then you'd need to dead-end those parts of the 6-pin plugs.