Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!mitel!testeng1!stanfiel
From: stanfiel@testeng1.misemi (Chris Stanfield)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Hard Drive Problems
Message-ID: <6936@testeng1.misemi>
Date: 14 Mar 91 20:13:02 GMT
References: <15707@chaph.usc.edu>
Reply-To: stanfiel@testeng1.UUCP ()
Organization: Mitel CAE Services
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In article <15707@chaph.usc.edu> tchi@sal-sun54.usc.edu (The Answer Company) writes:
>Another note on the Wedge drives...  My fan stopped working about a year ago.
>I have a small 5" fan on my desk pointed at the drive to keep it cool.  On the
>back, there's a black and a red wire running to the fan.  I've been too chicken
>to snip them and attach a new fan and I can't get the fan housing off.  My
>question is can I cut them, ie. those wires don't affect the power supply?

The wires are unlikely to affect the power supply in any way. The
major thing you have to watch for is the voltage of the fan. A lot of
systems use DC fans (usually 12v, because it is available) rather than
115v AC fans. I believe this is because the DC brushless fans produce
less electrical noise, and they are also usually smaller.

Chris Stanfield, Mitel Corporation: E-mail to:- uunet!mitel!testeng1!stanfiel
(613) 592 2122 Ext.4960
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