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phantazm03 · 09-12-2002, 11:19 AM

it does indeed work, i've tried it. if your fan won't spin up at 7v just put it on a simple spdt switch to switch between 12 and 7v. all you have to do is run the 12v directly to the fan, then a 5v to one side of the swith and ground to the other, and the wire out the middle of the switch to the black wire of the fan. flipping this back and forth will change between 12 and 7. i have a similar switch in my case to go between 12 and 5. My 120 has no trouble starting up even with 5v but i guess each fan would be different.

troy.

09-12-2002, 11:19 AM	#8
phantazm03 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ottawa/Ontario/Canada Posts: 15	it does indeed work, i've tried it. if your fan won't spin up at 7v just put it on a simple spdt switch to switch between 12 and 7v. all you have to do is run the 12v directly to the fan, then a 5v to one side of the swith and ground to the other, and the wire out the middle of the switch to the black wire of the fan. flipping this back and forth will change between 12 and 7. i have a similar switch in my case to go between 12 and 5. My 120 has no trouble starting up even with 5v but i guess each fan would be different. troy. __________________ AthlonXP 1600+ @ 1630MHz (155x10.5) currently air cooled, i need a new pump currently locked, i'm too lazy to unlock. when the hsf comes off to install the water stuff again i'll unlock and crank the OC up.