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Corsair VS450

Bruno_A
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Hey guys, I had a Corsair VS450 PSU that I bought locally for ultra cheap and while cleaning it, I broke the fan and replaced it temporarily with a 1250 rpm fan (the stock one was a 1650rpm) by connecting it to a fan header (ended up connecting to molex). Today I replaced it with a super flower unit and decided to properly replace the fan with a Corsair SP120L that I got in a trade, but first, to test if the PSU could make the fan spin, I simply put the black and red wire of the 2-pin fan connector on the two holes of the Corsair SP120L fan connector, and it was spinning, so I cut the Corsair fan wires and solder them to the two pin connector and isolating it with heatshrink. When I installed it, the fan spinned, but stops after a couple minutes, sometimes less than a minute. Did I choose a fan that needs more power or there's something else here? Here's some pictures:

 

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2 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Honestly?

 

It's a VS unit. You've put too much effort into it already.

 Sure, but I could always sell it or have it as a spare.

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1 minute ago, bruny06 said:

 Sure, but I could always sell it or have it as a spare.

Seriously though, that fan's worth more than the PSU.

 

I mean, it was until you cut it.

I enjoy buying junk and sinking more money than it's worth into it to make it less junk.

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Just now, aisle9 said:

Seriously though, that fan's worth more than the PSU.

 

I mean, it was until you cut it.

I have another one, I could use them in my build, but they are quite loud.

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Didn't RGinHD pop one of those recently? It's kinda worthless doing it, But if you do need help then the Fan is not getting enough Juice to keep it self Moving, so that means it's the PSU's fan connector Problem.

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1 minute ago, PartyWire said:

Didn't RGinHD pop one of those recently? It's kinda worthless doing it, But if you do need help then the Fan is not getting enough Juice to keep it self Moving, so that means it's the PSU's fan connector Problem.

Yeah, he blew a VS out.

I enjoy buying junk and sinking more money than it's worth into it to make it less junk.

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Why do people always think "it's just a fan" when it comes to PSU?!
If you have no clue about it, don't do anything!

 

Because it is a part that is relevant for safety testing...

If you replaced the fan, every safety certificate the PSU had is void with that.

 

And if something bad happened - like the PSU catching fire and burning down your house, you're in serious trouble...

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