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July14,2007,07:25AM
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Guide:Sleevinga3pinfan!(56kWarning)
Heyguys!
I'vebeenthinkingofdoingsuchguidesincemyrecentworklog...Ihadmanyquestionsregardingallthesleeving
ihaddid,frommanypersons...Andsinceijustorderedsomefansandsomesleeving\heatshrink,ithoughtit
wouldbeagoodideatomakealittleguidewhileimatit.
Basically,sleevingafanisprettysimple.Itcanbedonebyanyonehavingalittlepatienceandevenifnotin
possessionoftherighttoolstoworkwith...Nowifyou'renotcareful,you'llendupneedingtoreplacethe3pin
metalheadersusingacrimptool...Inthisparticularguide,wewilltrytoavoidneedingtodosobybeingreal
carefulanddoingthingstherightway.
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Whatyouwillneed
Somesleevingandsomeheatshrink
Personally,for3pinfans,iuse1/4"Blackwiresleevingand3/8"BlackHeatshrinktubing.Makesuretoget
expandablesleevingsoyoucanfitthesleevingoverthewiresmetalheaders.
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TheFan
Inmyreview,iwillbesleevingthemostcommonusedfanforwatercoolingsetups.TheYateLoonMedium
speed.Thisonehas4BlueledandisUVreactive.
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Andfinally,thetoolsneeded
Youwillneed:
alighter
apairofscissors
astandardcutter(Orarazorblade)
anailcutter
apaperclip
a4pinto3pinconnector(Justtotestoutthatthe3pinsarecorrectlysittingintotheconnectoronceyouhave
insertedthemback)
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Next:Preparingthefanforthesleeving
Butfirst,remembertherightemplacementforeachwireintheconnector!
Blackonthefarleft.(Ground)
Redinthemiddle.(Power)
Yellowontherightside.(RPMMonitor)
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Onceyounotedtherightemplacementforeachwires,youcanstartbycuttingofftheextrawiresforthe4pin
connectors.
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Now,idorealizethatsomepersonsouttherewillwanttousethatextra4pinconnectortoconnecttheirfanbut
inmypersonalexperienceandfromwhatihaveseen,mostpersonswillonlyusethe3pinconnectortoconnect
thefantoafancontroller.Sogoawayandcutthatpartoff!
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Thetrickypart
Oncetheextrawiresarecutoff,wewillnowremovethepinsfromtheconnector.ThisisTHEtrickypart.One
thingyoumustknowbeforedoingthisisthat,ifyouapplytoomuchpressureonthelittleclips(thatarelocated
ontoeachofthe3metalpins),toactuallybeabletoremovethe3pinheadersfromtheconnector,youcan
damagethemandyou'llhavetoreplacethemwithnewones...Andthatsexactlywhatwewanttoavoid...
Havealook:
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Seethatlittlemetalpartthatraiseontopofthepin?Well,thatswhatyouhavetopushtobeabletorelease
thepinheaderfromtheconnector.
Whenyouareready,takeyourpaperclipandunfoldit.Nowplacethe3pinconnectoronaflatsurface,take
yourpaperclipandgentlypushthatmetalpartshownabove.
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It'sonlyamatterofgentlypushingthatmetalpartanddelicatelyplayingwiththewireuntilyoucangetthepin
It'sonlyamatterofgentlypushingthatmetalpartanddelicatelyplayingwiththewireuntilyoucangetthepin
outtheconnector.
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Onceyousuccessfullyremovedall3pinsfromtheconnector,getreadyforthesleevingjob!
Butfirst,cutoffthesecondredandblackwiresfromthepins.Usethenailcutterforthistask.
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Onceremoved,usethenailcuttertoplythemetalwallaroundthewireoryoucanuseacrimptoolifyouhave
one.
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Sleevingjob
Next:Takeyoursleeving,putitnexttothefan'swiresandmeasurewhatyouwillneed.Thencutthesleeving
usingthescissors.
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Nowtakeyourlighterandlightlyheatuptheendofyoursleeving.Thiswillpreventthesleevingfromfraying.
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Then,regroupall3pinsandinsertthemintooneendofyoursleeving.
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Dragthewiresallthewayupuntilyougetthemoutattheotherend.
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Finishingthejob
Nowthatyouhavethesleevingoverthewires,it'stimetoputthe3pinsbackintotheconnector.
Butbeforethat,takeyourheatshrinkoutandcuttwo12"piecesusingyourscissors.Slipthemoverthe3pins
andleavethemoverthesleevingfornow.
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Now,takeyourcutterorrazorblade,andplybackallthelittlemetalclipswehadtopushearliertoremovethe
pinsfromtheconnector.Likethat:
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Onceall3aregoodtogo,insertthemback,oneatatime,intotheconnector.Makesurethey'llstayinplace!
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Whenallpinsareintotheconnector,usea3pinto4pinadapter(Oranythingelsewhereyoucanpluga3pin
fan)andplugyourfanintoit.Thisisjusttomakesurethatallpinsarecorrectlysittingintotheconnector.If
onepingetsoutoftheconnector,itmeansthatitwasn'tsittingcorrectly.
Oknowthatall3pinsarecorrectlysittingintotheconnector,it'stimetoheatuptheheatshrink!
Nowtakethefurthestpieceofheatshrinkandslipithalfoverthewireandhalfoverthesleeving.
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Wheninplace,startheatingonesideoftheheatshrink.Basically,youhavetoputtheflamerealclosetothe
heatshrinkwithouttouchingit.Ifyoutouchitfortoolong,it'llburnupandyou'llhavethatburnedplasticsmell
inyourroom...Heh
inyourroom...Heh
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Whendonewithoneside,ifneeded,heatuptheothersidetoeventheheatshrinkaroundthewire\sleeving.
Finalresultshouldlooklikethat:
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Fortheotherendofthesleeving,it'sthesamething.Placetheheatshrinkhalfoverthewireandhalfoverthe
sleeving.
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Heatitupthesamewayyoudidfortheotherpieceofheatshrink.
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FinalProduct
HereisthesleevedYatelooninallit'sglory!
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Hopeyouenjoyedtheguide!
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LasteditedbyPatrioteJuly14,2007at07:42AM.
July14,2007,09:58AM
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AwesomeGuidePatriote!
MyselfIuseahairdryertoshrinkmywrap,alightercanmakeheatshrinkgobadinahurryifyouarenot
careful.
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MyknucklesarebleedingfromfishingthroughwallsanewCAT6networkcable...Ifoundfresh,
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July14,2007,10:17AM
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veryniceguideandthephotosdoeverythingtheyneedtoandmore.
idohavearelatedquestionandfiguredsomeonelikeyoumighthavesomeinput.iadmitmyignorancewhenit
comestomoddingbutineedtoknowonething...
whatisthetrickforremovingwiresfroma4pinMolexconnectionwithoutwreckingthem?bothfemaleand
male?therehastobeaneasywaythatijustcan'tfigureoutonmyown.TIAforanyhelp.
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Thanksguys!
Ineverthoughtofusingahairdryer!
3oh6:Youmeanremovingthepinsfroma4pinmolexconnector?It'sprettyeasyyouknow.Takea4pinmolex
andlookintotheconnector.You'llseethateachpinshas2metalcliponsidesthatrefrainthemfrombeing
removedthroughthebottomofthemolexconnector.Now,ifyoutakeacutterorrazorbladeorpaperclipand
pushinthosemetaclips,youwillbeabletoremovethepinthroughthebottomofthemolexconnector.
Then,laterifyouwanttoputbackthepins,youjusthavetoplybackthemetalclipsonthesidesofthepins
(Likeyouhavetodofora3pinfan)andinsertthemback.Wheninsertingbackthepinintothemolex,atsome
pointyouwilleara"click"sound.Thismeansthatthepiniscorrectlysittingintothemolexconnector.
Pics:
See?Isprettyeasy!
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July14,2007,03:00PM
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Quote:
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See?Isprettyeasy!
yourright,i'mjustanidiotandneededanimageoftheconnectionoutsideoftheconnector.justtookoneapart,
thanxmuch
July14,2007,03:06PM
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Iuseaheatgunmyself,butagreatguide.
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July15,2007,07:27AM
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Quote:
OriginallyPostedby3oh6
yourright,i'mjustanidiotandneededanimageoftheconnectionoutsideoftheconnector.justtook
oneapart,thanxmuch
FormolexremovalIuseamolexremovaltool,theyarelikeunder$10andmakeremovingmolexconnectorsa
snap.
Couldn'tfindone@ncix,Iamsureitwasmy1337searchskillsthoughncixshouldhavethem.
MolexPinRemovalTool:CrazyPCComputers
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MyknucklesarebleedingfromfishingthroughwallsanewCAT6networkcable...Ifoundfresh,
untappedelectricaloutlets...
"It'sallintheReflexes"JackBurton
July15,2007,07:53AM
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Thecloseupdetailpicshelpalot.
July15,2007,09:45AM
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VeryniceguidePatriote
Thecloseupdetailpicshelpalot.
ThatsbecauseoftheMacromodeonmynewCanonDigitalcam
ThankstothosewhorecommendedmeaCanonbackwheniaskforsuggestionsinmythread!
Supergrover:Yeahthatpinremoverwouldmakethejobquiteeasier!
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Veryniceguide,waslookingforsomethinglikethisonXS.Ijusthaveafewquestions.Wherecanyoubuya
solder,andhowmuchdotheycost?Wheredoyoubuysleevesandheatshrinktubes?I'velookedonjabtech,
buttheshippingcosts3xmorethantheequipment.IsJabtechareliablesite?
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