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Eclecticos
05-19-2007, 08:00 AM
This is how you power a PC Fan with a "2 Post" Toggle Switch.

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I did it this way so ya'll can see the wires.
You can always hook it up to a molex connector.
Or use the red PSU wire instead of yellow for a 5v configuration.

Also see my new: Powering PC Fans with RCA Tutorial (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8416)

Heat Shrink (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7640) your wires.

Computer-Geek
05-19-2007, 10:31 AM
put links to those two in your sig so it will be easy to find later on :) also good job!

Redundant
05-20-2007, 01:15 PM
I think I should mention that if your fans have a third, sensor wire, you need to plug that one and the ground wire into the motherboard to use it.

Eclecticos
05-20-2007, 01:39 PM
Why would you plug your fans into the motherboard Inless its a CPU Fan, or a Aux Video Fan?

EDIT: Oha. . I see what you mean the white wire.

cured
11-07-2007, 06:54 AM
where do you get toggle switches?

xmastree
11-07-2007, 11:54 AM
where do you get toggle switches?Radio Shack, car accessory shop, any electronics store.

cured
11-09-2007, 07:14 AM
cheers