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coolerguys 100-240v AC to 12 & 5v DC 4pin Molex 2A Power Adapter (2A, Without On/Off Switch)?
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You will also need a Molex Power Supply if you go this route
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If you have leak tested with air then the risk is much less. If your pump powers from a molex connector, you can get something like this adapter and you will not need to power your PSU at all to fill the loop.
You plug what ever you want into the motherboard, just do not plug them into the power supply. If they are not plugged in the PSU there is no issue. I would also recommend this to run the pump to fill and test the loop.
I've seen some 12 volt dc power adapters that end in molex female. Perhaps one of the aquacomputers could be plugged into that?
I am not an expert . . . and there are several ways to go about flushing without powering components. I don't even like to power the PSU. I have a separate Molex adapter I use to power the pump . . . something like this
I've been using one of these for many years now, different brand than I have, but it's exactly the same thing. Coolerguys 100-240v AC to 12 & 5v DC 4pin Molex 2A Power Adapter. It's useful for testing other stuff too, like fans and lighting, as well.
That depends on which enclosure you have, can you maybe send a link or some example of your encloure? Then i can help you with the power adaptor.
Normally you only need a 12V/2A adaptor for hard drive enclosures, but some take 12V and 5V like yours seems to do, which is slightly unusal.
It could also have a molex plug, if it should really need both voltages, then you can buy something like this: clicky
> PATA to SATA
Perfect thank you so much! If you don't mind spoon feeding me, can you tell me if these products below would work? I'm looking on amazon. Looks like there is an adaptor that can be used for the IDE connection to connect through USB, and then a MOLEX power adaptor.
IDE: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08PB39JRX/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A69X5KMJHM850&psc=1
Would these two items work to recover the data off the drive? I'm just needing to recover the data. It's from my teenage years in 2008 haha.
I've run Molex power from my PC to this one and control speed with a manual speed control, but for power you could use something simple like this.
The problem there is that it won't turn on and off with your PC. It's not hard to make power and/or PWM wires to run directly from your PC to an external hub - making it look good can be though.
This is another option. It provides external power connectors via a PCI slot and connects directly to your PC's PSU.
If you have a PSU from an old PC just laying around like I did, you can run it with a jumper on the 24 pin cable. That's how I'm running 7 Corsair lighting node pros that are running all the exterior to the PC lighting. A jumper can be made with a simple paper clip or a wire and there's ten zillion pics and vids showing which pins to bridge. Or you can buy one premade that bridges the needed pins for you, or a better premade that's ran to a switch. Mine is the latter and that switch is ran to a hole I cut in my desk top so I don't have to reach down there to turn that PSU on and off. A jumper fools the PSU into thinking its successfully got the power signal that normally comes from your PC case to a motherboard. PSU won't turn on without that. (Jumpers were first made so people can test their open loop water coolers for leaks without fully installing it all) If you don't have an extra PSU though I'd normally never recommend a cheap PSU for running a whole PC, for just running something like fans and or lighting you can get PSU for cheap. Like around 40 bucks.
Another option is a AC wall plug to molex adapter like this. Then a molex to the much more widely used today sata. Or you can do a wall plug to sata like this. Which would be better becasue it has an on off on the plug.
this is the setup i use (in the pull config)
1 x coolerguys 100-240v AC to 12 & 5v DC 4pin Molex 2A Power Adapter
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MGG6SC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
3 x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC 3000 PWM, Heavy Duty Cooling Fan,
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00KFCRATC?psc=1
either aiming up to pull heat off or aiming down to push cool air in
an 1 x SilverStone PWM Fan Hub System
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00VNW556I?psc=1
1 x Duttek SATA Male to molex male Adapter,
an 3 x of the Alphacool Shroud & decoupling 120mm (7mm thickness)
to minimize vibration
Here’s the adapter if anyone has Molex Fans (OP I think yours has both)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MGG6SC
Importantly, this one does 12v and 5v, which is important for some pumps, fan controllers etc. Some of them only output 12v for 3.5" hard drives.
Technically you can also remove the "title" of the item from the URL, too: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MGG6SC
id like some more pix from other angles of that rack to see what your working with to give better advicebut right off it looks like you've got enough space on that rack to put at least 1in in-between each unit that
would help an be a good start to better air flow an cooling2. an AC Infinity cooling unit is nice but take to much space on that rack an for price is limited in how much cooling an area it can cover a better option is a
custom air cooling solution like i have which is better both in flexibility of placement noise an cooling an longevity this is what i usefor my setup im using 6 - Noctua NF-A14 iPPC-3000 PWM, Heavy Duty Cooling Fan,
4-Pin, 3000 RPM (140mm, Black) 3 each (room to expand if needed ) on 1 of 2 SilverStone PWM Fan Hub System Cables, Black (CPF04) connected to2 ( 3 on each ) coolerguys 100-240v AC to 12 & 5v DC 4pin Molex 2A Power Adapter (2A, Without On/Off Switch) with
each of the silverstones pwm control cable connected to Noctua NA-FC1, 4-Pin PWM Fan Controller (Black) one to each
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MGG6SC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KFCRF1A/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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all this gives me very good cooling an placement flexibility if your decent with a router lie a im i cut some 5in holes into some .75 mdf to mount the fans a place were neededfor me needs on my rack iv got 1 out of
each group of 3 a the front my rack as intake with a custom door to therack with some filter mesh for dustspaced between the top to mid of the rack an the other mid to bottomfor ref my rack is 48in high 24in w
17in d both front intake are 15in apart but centered with the remaining sets of 2 placed at the back with a custom rubber exhaust to contour the for from front to back but thats just me you could be different as
needed but all the fan gear is a good idea an just place were needed
Get one of these.
My MO-RA3 420 was shipped yesterday hopefully will get it on Monday.
What I'm planning to do is have an Aqua Computer Quadro attached to the MO-RA3 with an external 12v,5v adapter like this one
then have a the Quadro connected to my PC with a USB-A cable here
this will provide a minimal cabling and MO-RA3 can also run independently.
For my Meshlicious build I'm planning on using one of these molex power bricks connected to a Noctua NA-FC1 using a molex to 3 pin fan adapter. The power brick only supports up to 2A so a single one may not be enough for both a pump and fans. I'm using an integrated ddc pump block combo so I don't need to power an external pump.
how much current do you need? are you comfortable making your own breakout box?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MGG6SC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_SqJsBb86QZSJ5
is pretty affordable. if you don't want to make you own breakout box, you could slap a couple of these together:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MHUGL7W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_OsJsBbZF9GZDK
Male molex to male fan adapter should work, and there are also ac to molex power supplies.
https://www.amazon.com/Coolerguys-100-240v-Molex-Power-Adapter/dp/B000MGG6SC
These are just an example. I didn't look too hard, so you might be able to find better prices or quality, but those together should power it without being hooked up to a psu or motherboard.
I found a solution without having to do any DIY:
Coolerguys 100-240v AC to 12 & 5v DC 4pin Molex 2A Power Adapter + Phobya Adapter Cable, 4-Pin Molex to 4-Pin (PWM), 30cm, Sleeved, Black
Thank you for your advice though. I really hope it will have enough pull to work for me for this purpose.
Well, I think I've answered all my own questions, but I'd love some confirmation.
https://www.amazon.com/Coolerguys-100-240v-Molex-Power-Adapter/dp/B000MGG6SC
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plus 2 of
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200067
Will that all work how I want it to? At 180 CFM, I sure hope it does.
Here you are:
https://www.amazon.com/Coolerguys-100-240v-Molex-Power-Adapter/dp/B000MGG6SC/
You might need another adaptor to connect that to your fan. Something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/ModTek-4-Pin-Molex-Connector-Connection/dp/B00MYA3A4C/
I took this power supply, and a cheap molex adapter and made the connection using any molex pinout guide. Powering the transmitter is as easy as connecting the 12v/Gnd to the appropriate pins, and I'm powering the Pi by connecting the +5v and Gnd to GPIO pins #2 and #6 respectively.
Sure, typed a long explanation along with pictures at the end.
I powered the hard drive using its own separate power source through a AC molex power adapter. The PS4 when turned off actually powers off the HDD which is great even tho it isn't on the same power source.
Coolerguys 100-240v AC to 12 & 5v DC 4pin Molex 2A Power Adapter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MGG6SC/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_dpJKxbZ5GQ24E
Since HDDs use SATA as their power port, I got a cable adapter to hook it up to the power.
StarTech.com SATAPOWADAPR 6-Inch 4 Pin Molex to Right Angle SATA Power Cable Adapter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0047AAM1Q/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_qpJKxb0Q0PSJ4
I needed to find a 15 pin female connector without the sata part for the data part of the HDD (since the PS4 hooks the HDD with a 22 pin connector. Decided to get a splitter type cable and just shove the sata cable inside the space that the 2.5" HDD goes. Fit perfectly in.
SATA 22 Pin Male to SATA 7 Pin and 15 Pin Female https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C9NEY0S/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_6nJKxb4JA00CY
Lastly, I needed a very good yet relatively cheap HDD. Decided to go with this one because of its high cache which acts like a SSD in the sense that the cache is flash memory aka SSD speeds. 4 TB meant I'll never have to upgrade ever again (I install everything without worrying about space, even games I don't play, and still have ~2.4 TB left. That's a lot!). Enterprise drive gave it high read/write speeds which I was happy about.
Seagate 4TB Enterprise Capacity HDD 7200RPM SATA 6Gbps 128 MB Cache Internal Bare Drive (ST4000NM0033) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A45JEX0/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_xmJKxb01NC516
I've bought these back in August of 2015. I have had no major problems by running my PS4 this way however there's two things that I find as cons. The splitter for the 22 pin cable is fairly short in length so the HDD can only sit so far. I haven't looked into a extension type cable as I don't mind it for my setup but I think it's good to mention that.
The other con is that IF your console freezes, crashes, etc. and you need to either unplug the console or shutdown through button, you may need to reset your connections. By that I mean, turn off PS4, then unplug power and data cable, wait 2 seconds, plug back in power and data cable to HDD, and reconnect the PS4 and boot it. It will either start up right away or you have to wait roughly 3 minutes for it to do the "Checking system" because you did a hard shut down. It's happened to me enough times that I know no data will be corrupted by this and you shouldn't worry. I leave my HDD out in the open but you can enclose it if you'd like so long as you give it breathing room and don't block any holes on it.
Phew... What a long reply through my phone ��. And... pictures: http://imgur.com/a/tpQCo
I have one of these. It works great. I used it to power a fan.
http://www.amazon.com/Coolerguys-100-240v-Molex-Power-Adapter/dp/B000MGG6SC
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MGG6SC
I don't know if you'll find one on here, but that's what I use for my own water pump when testing the loop.
This if i was to buy it would it work too?
Just use a ac adaptor that has a 4 pin molex. There are lots in ebay for cheap. Here's an example but it has bad reviews http://www.amazon.com/Coolerguys-100-240v-Molex-Power-Adapter/dp/B000MGG6SC
Sweet. Links for what I'd use below:
http://www.amazon.com/Coolerguys-100-240v-Molex-Power-Adapter/dp/B000MGG6SC (I should sasve that one for later. Makes testing easier. Also easy room fan. Just need a gooseneck with desk clamp. Or a 4-foot manservant. Either is good.)
http://www.amazon.com/Phobya-Adaptor-Cable-Sockets-Sleeved/dp/B00EURESG6 (I actually have that one.)
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I think this is what I have
A molex adapter is not that expensive to buy. http://www.amazon.com/Coolerguys-110v-Molex-Power-Adapter/dp/B000MGG6SC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345335228&sr=8-1&keywords=molex+adapter
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