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   The Natural Philosopher to All   
   Re: Pi-FAN for RPi4 with 4 (instead of 3   
   05 Dec 24 07:48:59   
   
   From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 04/12/2024 17:46, s|b wrote:   
   > On 03 Dec 2024 10:13:01 +0000 (GMT), Theo wrote:   
   >   
   >> I'm guessing that the blue pin is actually the speed control PWM, and the   
   >> green is to report spin speed back to the Pi.  If you don't care about that   
   >> you don't need it.   
   >>   
   >> If you're unsure, you can just wire red and black and ignore the other two   
   >> wires - the fan should spin at full speed and you won't be able to sense the   
   >> spin speed, but maybe that's ok.   
   >   
   > Tnx for the follow-up. According to the shop I could just snip the green   
   > wire, so I've done that. I've set it to run at 60°C and the fan's not   
   > turning (CPU temperature is 48°C).   
   >   
      
   My Pi 4B runs about that with no fan   
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