[SOLVED] Need help with molex

[Xbangbangx]

I have the mattexx 55 with 3 rgb fans the fans have to be plugged into a molex connector but I cannot get the molex connector to go all the way down I'm wondering if it's necessary to push it all the way down or if I can boot it as long as it's tight enough I don't want to blow anything up

 

[Darkbreeze]

One of the pins probably is just slightly cocked in the connector. Try pulling it back apart, and check the pins and female sockets to verify nothing is bent or damaged. Make sure you have the two halves of the connector keyed correctly. By that, I mean so that the shape of the male half exactly fits and is lined up with the shape of the female half of the connector.

Then, slowly fit the two halves together again while gently wiggling the halves so that if there is any misalignment of the pin to socket it can get the chance to "slip" past that and fit into the receiver correctly.

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[Karadjgne]

I've never seen an rgb fan with a molex connection. I've seen plenty of rgb fans with a 4 pin connector that looks a lot like molex.

I'm assuming there's 2 wires on each fan? Is there another wire that is 3 or 4 pin and plugs into a fan header?

 

[Xbangbangx]

It's a molex to a two pin I took pics

https://imgur.com/a/cowSWqT

View: http://imgur.com/gallery/cowSWqT
in the picture where it's connected that's as far down as I can get it I tried to get it lined up pretty good I've also tried all 3 molex connectors with my psu

 

[Karadjgne]

That's the oddest thing I've ever seen, in an rgb fan. Definitely a first. From the 2nd pic, I'd say it was actually fully seated, if you look at the actual connector, it's only angled/keyed part of the way down, so won't fit inside the other side any further.

 

[Xbangbangx]

I know all three of the fans are plugged in and then it goes to that connector I'm not really sure if I should Boot it or not the way it is also if I do turn it on and it's not all the way in would it blow or catch fire ?

 

[Darkbreeze]

I'm not going to say either way, because honestly, the pins in the one half do not look like they are designed to fit into the receivers on the other half. It might just be the picture making them look that way though. The two male pins in the female half of the plug seem like they are shaped, while the hollow receiver pins in the other half are round. Can you verify, is that just a trick of the light or the picture itself?

Clearly they both SEEM to be molex, but looking at that picture (The second one) I have to disagree with Karadjgne, it does not look to me like that half that has pins, is actually seated. As I said earlier, you should try wiggling it side to side lightly while also lightly attempting to further seat the two halves, IF you can verify that there is not a disparity in the shape of the pins to the receivers. It might also be that it IS fully seated, on the side with the pins, and just LOOKS like it's not, because the side without pins is able to push in just that little bit further because there is nothing there on that side of the connector.

It's very hard to say without being there. It's very doubtful you could harm anything by it not being fully seated. Try what I said, and then try it. Worst thing that could happen is that it doesn't power up or powers up intermittently and flickers or some such thing.

 

[Xbangbangx]

I believe it's actually designed to only go so far I was looking more carefully at the picture and I drew an arrow to the point in which it stops and it would appear that it's due to the design rather than myself

https://imgur.com/a/AhFYks6

View: http://imgur.com/a/AhFYks6

 

[Darkbreeze]

Right. BUT if you look at the second of the images you posted earlier, it is NOT seated up to that point on one side. It is only seated to that point on the side where there are no pins, not on the side where there are pins.

IF it IS actually seating, on the side that has pins, up to the point where there is a stop on the sides of the connector as you have realized, then yes, it is fully seated. In that earlier picture though it does not appear to be. If it is, then it is good.

 

[Xbangbangx]

It worked thank you guys so much my heart was racing never dealt with a molex connector and I've heard bad things about them cheers

 

[Darkbreeze]

No problem. Glad it worked out man.