Recent content by dvl

I'm happy those posts were useful. Glad you also have a silent Eaton.

I used the 'fresh' batteries which came with the UPS. The fans were always loud.

If they fit your fan, I think use. Be sure to get the pins right. The 3-pin and 4-pin hardware diagrams explained that well enough. One cable in yours won't be used.

After borrowing a glue gun, these are the images of the newly glued connectors. Why did I bother? Because I could. I figured if Eaton did it, they did it for a reason. I used an infrared thermometer and the hottest component I found was about 112F. This was a small black heatsink below the...

I replaced the fans on my Eaton 5PX. I used the pre-terminated connectors with leads mentioned in a previous post. I have 48 of these left-over and I'm happy to share them around. My approach was an adapter. Why? Two goals: * ability to replace the original fans easily * no modification of...

I ordered those and they arrived this week. I wonder about the wiring and if the wire should be soldered up in the same order as regular 3-pin fan connector or not. Ideas welcome. EDIT: I figured this out today. They are not the same as an ATX fan connection. I will post details soon. Thank...

I am about to do similar work on an EATON 5PX2200 using the same fans. I will be creating an adapter with using the JST-XH connecter recommended by GiGaBiTe and some cables I had sitting in a box. One end of this adapter will attach to the existing fan connecters. The fan will connect to the...