# Hotend Fan RPM Monitoring?

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**Created:** [March 21, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/hotend-fan-rpm-monitoring/7379 "2023-03-21T21:16:17Z")\
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> [@gil80](#):
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> If I use a 4-pin PWM fan, can I use the +/- on the fan header and the other two wires on the 2-pin Z-endstop?

Nope.

4 wire fan is

- Vcc
- GND
- PCM
- Tacho

Fan header is

- Vcc
- GND

Z-Endstop is

- Sig in
- GND or Vcc depending on used logic

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