CPU Pump power needs

You only use wires #1 #2 #3 (#4 jumper isn't used in your retrofit project, cut it off if need be). I labeled the wire assignments for you, do not get them mixed up.

- pump is pre-wired exactly like other pumps; differs only in connector-type & use of jumper. these "3-wire" cooler pumps replicate the wiring scheme (left-to-right) of a basic fan on pins 1/2/3 -

Molex SL Pin Removal

@2:40 > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9xeg_3eREc

Project needs new fan pins & connector I assume, for instance below, available online or eBay etc:

• http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1821/ele-173/3-Pin_Power_Supply_Connector_Pins_Set.html?tl=g51c393s2092
• http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1840/ele-191/FrozenCPU_3-pin_Female_Fan_Connector_-_Black.html?tl=g51c389s998

Black = ground = pin1, red = 12v = pin2, rpm can vary (wht ylw etc) = pin3. A cooler pump's wired exactly like a basic 12volt fan so that the cpu_fan header can power either a basic heatsink's fan or a cooler pump, either type (air or water) can safely be used off a mthrbrd fan header, obvious right?

if you get new fan pins, strip your cooler pump wires & crimp the fan pins onto your wires using mini-needle nose pliers or a crimping tool, follow up with a qwik dollop of solder (if u have a solder iron + solder). If no solder iron, crimp fan pins as tight as you can & pop them into the correct slots til they clik & won't back out. Note that the 'barb' on top of the fan pin slides into the connector & 'locks' into the small grooves, shown:

this is the primary way to retrofit an Alien Kooler into a non-Alien kase. Make sure you label your ground wire somehow so u do not confuse what your black wires are after you snip the 7pin end off; once you've marked the ground wire, you will automatically know the central wire is 12v a & the outer wire is rpm. From there, pop the wires/pins into their correct fan connector slots & your project will go off without a hitch. Post further concerns or qwestions if you've any.