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Does Molex Deteriate Through Length

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With 6 of those Swiftech Fans and an 8 meter long cable (AWG16) the voltage drop should be below 0.2 Volts.

 

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I was planning on having fans on a radiator long way away from my computer. Routing the fans through molex with a bitspower x-station, then they would be at least 5-8 metres away from that. Would the power deteriorate badly. If not how could I get it this far. But if so, would other ways could I achieve this?

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It won't 'deteriorate' as such however you can get voltage drop across distance with cable. Unless you're undervolting, you won't have an issue.

Um that's exactly what I was going too do... Also how would I get a cable that long? Or just lots of extensions? Why would undervotlting cause an issue?
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Um that's exactly what I was going too do... Also how would I get a cable that long? Or just lots of extensions? Why would undervotlting cause an issue?

Fans can be damaged when undervolting.

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I should have clarified - undervolting dramatically such as 5v. I haven't got any experience with voltage drop across DC current on 16-18AWG wire but I imagine it will be more dramatic than AC across 12AWG. 

 

Cables - Bitfenix sell 1.5m 3 pin cables or you can make your own molex.

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I thought lots of people undervolted their fans without an issue?

It doesn't damage them to a point where they won't work, it just decreases the lifespan of the fans.

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I should have clarified - undervolting dramatically such as 5v. I haven't got any experience with voltage drop across DC current on 16-18AWG wire but I imagine it will be more dramatic than AC across 12AWG. 

 

Cables - Bitfenix sell 1.5m 3 pin cables or you can make your own molex.

so a 7v undervolt should be ok? Not sure what you mean by AWG.
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Would a 7v under-volt reduce a lifespan dramatically. If so, how dramatically

By the time you get a new PC, they may start to fade out a little bit.

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ok thanks

so like 2-3 years?

Probably a little more if you get good fans.

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It doesn't damage them to a point where they won't work, it just decreases the lifespan of the fans.

wait whaat? running the fans lower than 12v reduce their lifespan? Never heard of it before, i thought it was the other way around 

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wait whaat? running the fans lower than 12v reduce their lifespan? Never heard of it before, i thought it was the other way around 

It's still longer than the lifespan of the computer.

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With 6 of those Swiftech Fans and an 8 meter long cable (AWG16) the voltage drop should be below 0.2 Volts.

 

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With 6 of those Swiftech Fans and an 8 meter long cable (AWG16) the voltage drop should be below 0.2 Volts.

 

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as in it will drop less than 0.2 volts or it will drop to less than 0.2 volts.

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I should have clarified - undervolting dramatically such as 5v. I haven't got any experience with voltage drop across DC current on 16-18AWG wire but I imagine it will be more dramatic than AC across 12AWG. 

 

Cables - Bitfenix sell 1.5m 3 pin cables or you can make your own molex.

wouldn't lots of extenders intoduce some kind of latency? Make my own? Where could I buy the stuff for that and how?
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wouldn't lots of extenders intoduce some kind of latency? Make my own? Where could I buy the stuff for that and how?

eBay - you need the crimp connectors, a crimping tool or pliers, 16AWG wire. MDPC also sell them; http://en.mdpc-x.com/mdpc-crimping.htm

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