Need PC Fan Wiring help... Plz

[TokemnGo]

Hello all,
I'm a long time reader & soon to be first time grower. Although I've read several threads on PC wiring, I've ordered a fan that's a little beyond me & I'm hoping the more experienced members can give me a hand.

The fan has 3 wires coming out of it, instead of 2. One blue, one red, and one black. So, first question, do I ignore the blue wire and only use the black and red one? Or do I need a diff kind of power cord/adapter now?

The fan also is labeled as 1.6A, which I didn't notice before purchase. This appears to be alot more than most PC fans I saw when reading. I read somewhere that power cord/adapters should be rated at least the Amps of ur fan + 20%. Does this mean I need a power cord/adapter rated nearly 2A?

Thanks for reading through. Can't wait to here your comments & get started growing & finally get a grow journal going myself

 

[ArtVandolay]

The black and red wires are the ones you need, ignore the blue. Hook them up to the 2 wires from the 12 volt adapter. They will only work when hooked up correctly = if it doesn't work, switch the wires.

The adapter needs to be at least as large as the fan amps. I bought 3 amp adapters and hooked 3 1 amp fans up to it. 12 volt adapters can be had pretty cheap on ebay.

 

[Killuminati420]

i took a fan that was like that (had a black and red cord and a white one) but it had a white plug in thing for it with 2 holes in it, i took a old power cord and put the wires in the 2 holes and its now keeping my mini grow box perfect temps. (2 outtake fans by the lights and 1 smaller intake fan mid box.)

 

[4u2sm0ke]

The black and red wires are the ones you need, ignore the blue. Hook them up to the 2 wires from the 12 volt adapter. They will only work when hooked up correctly = if it doesn't work, switch the wires.

The adapter needs to be at least as large as the fan amps. I bought 3 amp adapters and hooked 3 1 amp fans up to it. 12 volt adapters can be had pretty cheap on ebay.

:yeahthat: also look at second hand store and the Goodwill..For the addapters..I just found 6 tower pc for free..no harddrives but fans are in...:aok: score:lama: