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From: billp@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Bill Pachoud)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Wanted: Mac IIx fan replacement info
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Date: 17 Dec 90 08:47:10 GMT
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I would like to replace the noisy fan in my MacIIx with 
a fan that is much quieter.  I understand that directions
on how to do this are available.  If anyone has these online,
please email them to me.

I have been told that one replacement fan is Radio Shack part
number 273-243a.  However I also understand that this fan is
not quite as powerful as the original part.  Since I have a 
number of cards in my mac, I would like to find a replacement
fan that is both quieter and at least equal in cooling ability.

I have seen parts catalogs that list thousands of fans and
rate them as to form factor, noise level, power consumption,
cfm rating, etc.  I would like a recommendation for a replacement
fan that does the job.  Failing that I would like the manufacturer
and part number of the original part and I will find a catalog and
replacement fan.  I will summarize my results to the net.

				thanks in advance, (from my ears!)
				Bill Pachoud


PS: To anyone at Apple who is "listening", :-> please make your 
    machines quiet, it is really a drag and detracts a lot from the
    usefulness of the machine.  Saving $5.00 on the fan is poor 
    economics vs. some real "user-friendliness". I should not 
    have to be re-engineering this box so I can listen to the 
    radio and work on it at the same time! 
-- 
 
					     o  
          Bill Pachoud			  _ /-_ 
          billp@portal.com		 (_)>(_)