Identify Connector on Delta Fan (PN: NS85B00-16D11) - Page 1
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author: bugrobotics
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2023, 08:20:01 pm
content: Looking for help identifying the connector used on this Delta fan PN NS85B00-16D11. This fan was (is) used in HP Pavillion laptops. Trying to find the receptacle for this connector so it can be repurposed in a different product. Photo of the connector and dimensions (mm) of the connector I made for reference. Any help is appreciated.

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2023, 01:35:18 am
content: If you find the schematic for one of the laptops with this connector you may be able to find the part number.

author: bugrobotics
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2023, 05:19:07 am
content: Yea, that's a good idea

author: bugrobotics
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2023, 06:13:00 am
content: After perusing some HP schematics I was able to retrieve the part number. Link below. Made by Aces Connectors. Thanks.https://www.acesconn.com/series/50285-xxxHxxx-xxx/1172

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2023, 07:56:19 am
content: Nice find! I suspect that getting them in small quantities will be devilishly difficult, though, so don’t be surprised if you end up needing to resort to changing the connector. :/

author: bugrobotics
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2023, 02:12:04 pm
content: Quote from: tooki on November 08, 2023, 07:56:19 amHopefully not as I have to order a few thousand. I'll resort to using an IDC connector before changing the connector.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2023, 07:42:28 am
content: Wait, that fan isn’t one of Delta’s standard products. Are you saying you want to use a custom part, custom-made for a different company, in a commercial product?!? That seems like a bad idea to me.If it’s a few thousand, that might be enough to go to Delta and ask them to make more of them for you, with your connector of choice on the leads.

author: bugrobotics
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 13, 2023, 04:00:25 pm
content: My client and I have had success doing this same sort of thing for the last 4 years (with Delta fans designed for laptops). The inevitable will happen where the supply of the fans on the market will dry up and then I have to make a different PCB to accommodate a slightly different fan but the form factor changes every few years anyway so it works out. I've approached Delta in the past and they just aren't interested in a few thousand at a time, not to mention the time suck of working with a big company like Delta. It's a lot easier and faster for me to buy a few fans with the correct dimensions, test the performance and design a PCB. My client will source the fans in the thousands while I build and test the PCBs. Takes me around 2 weeks to have the first 25 boards done and then batches of 250 boards for the remainder of the fan supply.

author: harerod
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 13, 2023, 07:49:25 pm
content: Upvote for "the time suck of working with a big company".

author: bugrobotics
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 08, 2023, 04:31:01 am
content: I was able to secure the connectors from Aces Electronics. Took a bit but they are on the way.