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Nooyawkah
10-30-2002, 12:17 AM
http://www.lian-li.com/product.php?pcid=69&secid=152

A friend gave me a Lian-Li T4 thermometer (see URL above). I like it very much but it's taking up a 5 1/4 bay I need. It works using 2 wires with sensor probes at the ends that you attach to various components to read temps. I bought a T3 thermometer without giving it much thought. It fits in a 3 1/2 bay.

The T4 which uses 2 watch batteries (one for each guage) has one sensor right at the edge of the CPU. It was installed when I built the system. The T3 uses one molex connector. I tried to pull out the T4's wire but it's lodged tightly under the heatsink. I'm using an AlphaPal so I'd have to take the mobo out to get to the wire. I have no patience for that right now so I'm willing to sacrifice the T4.

Here's my question. I know how to splice fan wires (to attach to a fanbus) but will splicing work in this situation? This way I could just leave that sensor probe under the cpu and splice the wire to the one on the T3. They are double wrapped wires until you get to the sensor and remember, one attaches via molex, the other uses batteries. Also, I have no idea about their resistence values.

Any help appreciated.

BigBlue66
10-30-2002, 03:11 PM
Hmmm, this is interesting. So the T4 uses a watch battery for the LCD? That's what, maybe 3.3volts or so? And the T3 uses a molex connector that supplies 12volts for the LCD? I would think there is probably a step-down resistor or something that takes that 12volts down so it won't burn out the LCD?

Never mind me, I'm just tossing thoughts around. You should wait to hear from someebody that knows more about it. I would think though, that splicing the thermistor wires together would be OK, as long as the wiring is identical.

Nooyawkah
10-30-2002, 03:24 PM
The wiring certainly LOOKS identical.

BigBlue66
10-31-2002, 12:45 PM
I say go for it. We're actually talking about two different issues here. Thermistor wires, and the juice needed for the LCDs. I still think there must be a step down resistor or something for the T3, because I really doubt that the LCDs would take 12volts without frying.

Nooyawkah
11-01-2002, 10:24 PM
I did and it worked. Thanks