Question Looking to Find a Replacement Fan for My Hard Drive Enclosure

[IcyGirl]

Hello,

I have a Mediasonic H82-SU3S2 ProBox hard drive enclosure. One of the fans in it has recently become noisy and so I was hoping to replace the fan.

The fan size is 80x80x20mm. It is 12V and has a two pin plug.

The problem is that I'm having trouble finding a fan with the proper 2 pin plug for this enclosure. I don't know what the plug is called. Here's two pictures showing both sides of the plug on the fan:

https://imgur.com/TibabxB

View: https://imgur.com/TibabxB

https://imgur.com/atr2GGN

View: https://imgur.com/atr2GGN


I have been searching for a replacement online and all the 2 pin fans that I'm seeing seem to have a different plug on them or no plug at all. The XH2.54 plug is not the one.

I'm hoping to find a fan with the right plug.

Thanks!

 

[ThatVietGuy]

This seems to match your current fan - https://www.amazon.com/GDSTIME-80mm...eywords=2+pin+80mm+fan&qid=1693022730&sr=8-19

 

[IcyGirl]

This seems to match your current fan - https://www.amazon.com/GDSTIME-80mm...eywords=2+pin+80mm+fan&qid=1693022730&sr=8-19

I actually ordered one of those fans at first. The plug on that fan is too wide and has a clip on top that doesn't fit onto the fan connector.

 

[MrLitschel]

Refine your search on Amazon to 2-pin 80x80x20mm fan:

Amazon.com

 

[kanewolf]

Hello,

I have a Mediasonic H82-SU3S2 ProBox hard drive enclosure. One of the fans in it has recently become noisy and so I was hoping to replace the fan.

The fan size is 80x80x20mm. It is 12V and has a two pin plug.

The problem is that I'm having trouble finding a fan with the proper 2 pin plug for this enclosure. I don't know what the plug is called. Here's two pictures showing both sides of the plug on the fan:

https://imgur.com/TibabxB

View: https://imgur.com/TibabxB

https://imgur.com/atr2GGN

View: https://imgur.com/atr2GGN


I have been searching for a replacement online and all the 2 pin fans that I'm seeing seem to have a different plug on them or no plug at all. The XH2.54 plug is not the one.

I'm hoping to find a fan with the right plug.

Thanks!

The quickest thing will probably to take the fan you bought, cut the plug off and solder/heat shrink the existing plug. I have had to do that for custom fans.

 

[IcyGirl]

Refine your search on Amazon to 2-pin 80x80x20mm fan:

Amazon.com

I've given it a try, but I couldn't find a fan with the proper plug.

That's the fan I ordered about a week ago. The plug on it is too wide and has a clip on top that isn't on the original plug.

 

[IcyGirl]

The quickest thing will probably to take the fan you bought, cut the plug off and solder/heat shrink the existing plug. I have had to do that for custom fans.

I may have to do that. Thanks!

 

[Paperdoc]

NOTE that the fan on Amazon linked by ThatVietGuyabove is for 24 VDC, and yours needs 12 VDC. Just get a common computer 80 mm fan with THREE wires from it. Do as kanewolf suggests above. VERY likely the colour coding matches - red to red, black to black. Tape and tie up the end of the fan's yellow wire - do not connect it to anything.

 

[IcyGirl]

NOTE that the fan on Amazon linked by ThatVietGuyabove is for 24 VDC, and yours needs 12 VDC. Just get a common computer 80 mm fan with THREE wires from it. Do as kanewolf suggests above. VERY likely the colour coding matches - red to red, black to black. Tape and tie up the end of the fan's yellow wire - do not connect it to anything.

Yes, the one I ordered and received was the 12V version instead of the 24V version of the GDSTIME fan. I plan to use shrink tube on it and the plug from the original fan so that I can connect it. But that is another good idea.

Thanks!