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Fan speed potentiometer for Corsair Airflow Case front panel

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Daniel Brooks31 Daniel Brooks31 NewcomerOP
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joined Jul 2011
#1 ·
I went ahead and picked up this potentiometer, but now I'm stuck on the actual implementation. How am I supposed to wire this thing up to my fans? My fans are running on standard 3-pin connectors, yet this potentiometer is sporting those 2-pin Molex style connections. Is there even a realistic way to bridge this gap, or am I just looking at a useless piece of hardware?

Thanks in advance for any insight 🙏
Benjamin King2 Benjamin King2 Active Member
138 messages
joined Apr 2007
#2 ·
You’re going to need to pick up some extra ribbon cables and those Molex to 3-pin adapters—it's a whole thing. Honestly, it's a bit of a bummer you didn't just grab the Kanye West Kaze Q from Scythe; it would have saved you all this headache with the wiring.
Daniel Brooks31 Daniel Brooks31 NewcomerOP
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joined Jul 2011
#3 ·
A classic rookie mistake... It looked too good to be true... 😁 There’s just no way to bypass buying those specific ribbons through some workaround because my Molex setup only gives me two connectors (black and yellow) like you see in the link or the photo, yet the fans are sporting that standard 3-pin connector? http://www.crazypc.com/images/fans/f...t/rearhuge.jpg
Benjamin King2 Benjamin King2 Active Member
138 messages
joined Apr 2007
#4 ·
Look, there’s really no way around it—how are you planning to wire three pins into a Molex connector without an adapter? It’s not like you can just magic it into existence. Those little ribbon cables only cost a few bucks...

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