Cooing Fan Assemble Guidance

Hardware and Peripherals
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Quite MAKER you are :heart_eyes::heart_eyes:

83

Hello,
I have received the fan and heatsink but i see the fan connector is quite small and I cant find the pin for it on Khadas vim 1

Can anyone suggest something or i have to cut the cable and connect voltage to GPIO pins?

84

Hello, VIM1 does not have a fan header. You will need to take power for the fan from the GPIO. While you might find an adapter for the plug that mates to the GPIO, it would be quicker IMO to just cut the cable and splice on a GPIO compatible connector.
Cheers.

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Yes that’s what I thought when I received the fan and saw that the connector is way too small.

Thanks for the reply.

Cheers

86

If you have Dupont connectors like the ones used with breadboards, they will work on the GPIO. Also the audio connectors, LED leads, switch leads, etc that are used for PC motherboards/cases, will also work.
Have fun. :slight_smile:

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Yes dear, thanks alot for the detailed explanation :wink:

Cheers

88

Any timeline for 3705 cooling fan?
Currently i am using 3700 with vim3 which is always on using 3v but i think controlled fan will be much better.