Fan-Shim fan runs for a second or two, then stops (Pi4)

See. If the fan spins without the shim part attached. Run 5v directly to the fan. If it is spinning well you know the fan unit is ok. If not a faulty fan unit then it’s likely a connection between the shim and the gpio pins, it seems quite common below is a link from a thread of another example.

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Congratulations, you won! I have bending pin 12 slightly and it worked.
Now I have to do some mechanic to establish the contact durably.

Many thanks!H