Instead of an in-loop flow meter, how about a device that detects the absense of an electromagnetic field from the body of the pump?
If a field is detected, it send s a fake rotation speed to the motherboard's fan1 connector. If the field does not exist, it sends the motherboard a rotration speed of 0. Wouldn't most modern motherboards shut off at that point?
I think this would require a hall switch, an IC of some kind (*see electronics noob disclaimer) and a a pin header on a very small circuit board, and connect to the motherboard pin header with your typical 3-wire connector.
*I don't know even a modicum of electronics so I don't know exactly how to translate a hall switch's output into a fake rotation speed (0 or otherwise).
If anyone here thinks/knows is this is feasible, please speak up.
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