Hi guys,
I have an old Thermaltake cpu cooler on my old core2duo. The fan speed can be controlled via a little twist knob mounted on the cooler. The twist knob hasn't worked for a while, but I could strangle adjust the speed by just moving around the wires leading to the knob, but recently it has stopped working all together. The fan is now spinning at max speed and is very loud and annoying. I'm wondering if there is a cheap replacement I could attach to reduce fan speed. A little 3 position switch would be ideal, but even a voltage reducer would be ok.
Just so you know, a 3 pin connector leads from the motherboard to the fan motor. 2 wires then come out of the fan motor and lead to a small female 2 pin connection. 2 wires coming from the twist knob lead into that connection. Unplugging the twist knob makes no difference, hence why I think its broken.
If someone could suggest something that would do the job, or even explain how the twist knob would actually works (is it just a variable resistor?) that would be much appreciated. Let me know if you need any more information.
Thanks
I have an old Thermaltake cpu cooler on my old core2duo. The fan speed can be controlled via a little twist knob mounted on the cooler. The twist knob hasn't worked for a while, but I could strangle adjust the speed by just moving around the wires leading to the knob, but recently it has stopped working all together. The fan is now spinning at max speed and is very loud and annoying. I'm wondering if there is a cheap replacement I could attach to reduce fan speed. A little 3 position switch would be ideal, but even a voltage reducer would be ok.
Just so you know, a 3 pin connector leads from the motherboard to the fan motor. 2 wires then come out of the fan motor and lead to a small female 2 pin connection. 2 wires coming from the twist knob lead into that connection. Unplugging the twist knob makes no difference, hence why I think its broken.
If someone could suggest something that would do the job, or even explain how the twist knob would actually works (is it just a variable resistor?) that would be much appreciated. Let me know if you need any more information.
Thanks
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