Step 11.30 — Fit the first fan into the plenum¶
Step 31 of 67 · Chapter 11 — Skirts, panels, Clicky-Clack door, filtration
(no image — see LDO Nevermore guide § Install Fans)
Gather for this segment — steps 11.30–11.33 (~20 min)
Belts, Chains & Fans box
- Nevermore 5015 fan, cut lead ×3
The Nevermore parts bag
- M3×16 BHCS ×4
Tools and consumables
- tweezers
- side cutters
- soldering iron and solder
- multimeter
Already on the bench
- the plenum
- the two Nevermore fans
- the saved connector pigtail
Parts:
- Nevermore 5015 fan, cut lead ×1 · Belts, Chains & Fans box
- the plenum · already on the bench
- tweezers · tool
Do: Route the fan's wires from the right side of the plenum, right to left along the wire channel, with tweezers. Then seat the fan in the right side and pull the wire flat in the channel.
Check
Fan seated fully with the impeller clear of the plenum wall; wire flat in the channel, not crossing the fan aperture.
What you're looking at
The plenum's wire channel is a moulded groove that carries both fans' leads to one corner. Routing the wire before seating the fan is the only order that works: once the fan is in, the channel is behind it.