Identify Connector on Delta Fan (PN: NS85B00-16D11)

[bugrobotics]

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.

[amyk]

If you find the schematic for one of the laptops with this connector you may be able to find the part number.

[bugrobotics]

Yea, that's a good idea

[bugrobotics]

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

[tooki]

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. :/

[bugrobotics]

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. :/

Hopefully not as I have to order a few thousand.  I'll resort to using an IDC connector before changing the connector.

[tooki]

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.

[bugrobotics]

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. 

[harerod]

Upvote for "the time suck of working with a big company".

[bugrobotics]

I was able to secure the connectors from Aces Electronics.  Took a bit but they are on the way.