Case Question - Defective Fan Wire, easy solution?

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tctank420

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Hello Everyone ,

I am building a nice pc for my dad since his Pentium 4 laptop finally died:lol:, I open the case brand new from the box and the door is jammed, after a few attempts I get the door open on one side to see that the fan cord is jammed in the little lip around the door on the other side. (as if it was forced closed with the wire jammed) So now that I have the pc built and ready to go, I have no fans working but the ones directly plugged into the mobo. The wire that was jammed when I 1st opened the case looks busted.

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So my question, is there any cheap way I can fix this myself, adapters, something? or am I screwed and have to do a dreadful long RMA.

Thanks for hearing me out, peace.

Edit: Sorry the case is a Corsair Carbide 500R
 
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No prob. If you have crimpers or needle-nose pliers, you can get something like this from Home Depot, Lowes, Ace hardware, etc:
http://t.homedepot.com/p/Gardner-Bender-22-18-AWG-Butt-Splice-Heat-Shrinks-8-Pack-AMT-4120/202522490/

Strip the wire to about 1/3 the length of the metal tube inside the connector, insert the wire half-way into the tube and crimp it in place. Do the same thing with the other side of the connection, then take a lighter and pass it under the connector, rolling the connector as you do this, until the shrink tubing has constricted over the whole connection. Don't overdue it - it doesn't take much and the tubing will melt easily. Try not to burn the insulation on the wire either.

Cut, strip and connect each...
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Ive never done it before, is it easy? would you be able to point me in a direction as far as which stuff i need to get? sorry! im a noob.
 
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No prob. If you have crimpers or needle-nose pliers, you can get something like this from Home Depot, Lowes, Ace hardware, etc:
http://t.homedepot.com/p/Gardner-Bender-22-18-AWG-Butt-Splice-Heat-Shrinks-8-Pack-AMT-4120/202522490/

Strip the wire to about 1/3 the length of the metal tube inside the connector, insert the wire half-way into the tube and crimp it in place. Do the same thing with the other side of the connection, then take a lighter and pass it under the connector, rolling the connector as you do this, until the shrink tubing has constricted over the whole connection. Don't overdue it - it doesn't take much and the tubing will melt easily. Try not to burn the insulation on the wire either.

Cut, strip and connect each wire separately so you don't get them mixed up. If you want to pretty it up a little, off-set each splice so you don't have a great big pile of connectors all at the same spot, then wrap some electrical tape around it to conceal the connectors.

Or you can just cut and strip each wire, twist the ends together and insulate it with electrical tape. This won't stand up to much tugging, though. Again, do them one at a time so you don't get them mixed up.

The three things you're looking to do is establish a good electrical connection to ensure clean electricity flow, a good mechanical connection so the spliced wires don't separate easily, and good insulation to make sure you don't short anything out.

If all else fails, you can just remove the fan and take it to Home Depot. Someone there will probably splice it for you for free.
 
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Thank you, very helpful! I'm going to look further into this tonight, hopefully I can get this done. does not seem too hard.



I bought it from Newegg and it turns out since its been over 30 days I cant RMA :( (I know I should have put it together sooner -_-!)
So since I was lazy they pretty much got away with selling me a defective case after Ive spent tons of money there in the past too Z_z
 
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You can't RMA it through Newegg, but you still have a warranty against defects from Corsair. Don't know if it's worth the bother though. Faster and simpler to just fix it. If Corsair gives you an RMA, I doubt they'll send you a replacement before they receive and inspect the defective case, which means you won't have a case for a while.
 
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Corsair has Advanced RMA. They send you a new case first and then you send back the old one.

Request a Return Material Authorization Number (RMA#)

Please follow these steps to obtain an RMA number:

For end user customers, submit an RMA# request online at: corsair.force.com

A valid proof of purchase is required for RMA processing (i.e. receipt, invoice, copy of credit card statement).
To request an Express or Advanced RMA, a valid credit card must be provided to secure the new replacement unit for shipping prior to Corsair receiving the defective unit.
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http://www.corsair.com/en-us/support/warranty
As for that wire, where is that wire from? Is that a case fan wire or what?
 
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