replacing power supply fan question

Hi,

I'm replacing my noisy power supply fan. The replacement I bought has
a 4-pin connector that I can plug directly into the power supply,
while the old fan is soldered to a board inside. I know I can solder
the new fan in, or splice the wires and use a wire nut, but would
would happen if I just cut the old fan out, cut the wires right off
the board where they're soldered, and plugged in the new fan? Would it
short or something because I didn't solder a new fan to the board?

Thanks.

Hi,

Just removing the fan will not short anything on most psu's. Just make
sure the cut off wire parts are isolated well but I guess you figured
that yourself already.
I use an old box (Pentium 200) for NAT and Routing myself where I even
left the psu-fan out to make it more silent. I added a larger heat
sink instead. It is up and running for 2 years now without a power
failure.

Good luck.

(Rob) wrote in message news:< om>...
> Hi,
>
> I'm replacing my noisy power supply fan. The replacement I bought has
> a 4-pin connector that I can plug directly into the power supply,
> while the old fan is soldered to a board inside. I know I can solder
> the new fan in, or splice the wires and use a wire nut, but would
> would happen if I just cut the old fan out, cut the wires right off
> the board where they're soldered, and plugged in the new fan? Would it
> short or something because I didn't solder a new fan to the board?
>
> Thanks.