Using a case's fan controller with multiple fans

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I have the Carbide 500r case, and it comes with 3 built-in fans and a fan controller with 3 available connections.
I'd like to know if I can use the fan controller with more than the 3 fans by using an adapter in one of those connections to extend a single connection to a 3-way one (or even a 5-way one).

I'd appreciate if anyone can inform me on the matter!
 
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The power available to the fan controller from one PSU 4-pin female Molex output is sufficient for MANY fans. However, many controllers use output circuitry similar to that on a mobo. There the limit is up to 2 fans per port, but not more. So it is likely that you could use one Y-splitter on each controller output, connecting 2 fans to each output. However, I cannot find any details of this on the case website, so this is not established fact - this is just a reasonable guess.

Important point here - connector configuration. The website also gives no details of what connectors are used on the fan controller and the fans' wires. If they are "standard" 3-pin fans connectors, you can find Y-splitters easily. If they are different...
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The power available to the fan controller from one PSU 4-pin female Molex output is sufficient for MANY fans. However, many controllers use output circuitry similar to that on a mobo. There the limit is up to 2 fans per port, but not more. So it is likely that you could use one Y-splitter on each controller output, connecting 2 fans to each output. However, I cannot find any details of this on the case website, so this is not established fact - this is just a reasonable guess.

Important point here - connector configuration. The website also gives no details of what connectors are used on the fan controller and the fans' wires. If they are "standard" 3-pin fans connectors, you can find Y-splitters easily. If they are different, splitters may be hard to locate.
 
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Thanks! That was quite a detailed answer. They're 3-pin connectors if I remember correctly, I'll try getting some splitters and see what happens.
 
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