Help: CPU Cooling Fan

[DanG]

Guys, i managed to remove the heatsink fan on my old motherboard.

The question is how do i connect this:

4pin molex

to the outlet?

I want to learn how to make one of those peltier thingies and a heatsink fan is needed.

[nothim]

it only goes one way, you can not miss the socket.

it requires 12 V , otherwise you will fry it like a tan chicken.

for that , you will need a converter that goes to your power plug socket 220V and transforms the current from 220V to 12 V
you will need two of them(convertors) by the way.

[nothim]

by the way, this is the fan for the core cpu, right?

[DanG]

i'm using this to make a peltier cooler. It will not go to a motherboard but yes it's a cooler for the intel microchip.
I need an adapter to get this converted into 12v but i don't know the name of that adapter.

[Ulmdorgr]

They don't seem to make male connectors for what you're looking for. Potentially you could go for a 4 pin male, maybe a floppy connector but those only come in female cuz the male side is on the floppy drive, to 4 pin molex and go from there. Why not just leave it on your old motherboard and run power through it with a computer power supply?

[DanG]

The motherboard is already fried. It's from an old computer, i figured why not recycle the heatsink fan?
i suck at electronics lol.

[Ulmdorgr]

Heatsink fans are not meant to be transferred to normal electronics, like being plugged into a wall socket. I tried to google a solution for you, but you'll have to continue searching for converters like I suggested. Sorry dude. You could learn how to cut the wires and splice it or something...

[DanG]

I've seen those heatsink fans at work. Those tutorials however didn't show how to connect the wires. I think they assumed that those who'll make a peltier cooler has a background in electronics. I'm a freakin noob man

Cutting the wires? I don't have one of those devices that binds the wires together.. Maybe i should stick to the icepack method

[DanG]

The whole device cost as followed:
Power supply unit from an old PC: FREE
Old LGA775 heatsink from old PC: FREE
1, 91watt peltier chip: $2.50
Thermal grease: $5
Corsair H50 CPU cooler: $65
Silicone sealant: $10
Total: $82.50

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