Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!m.cs.uiuc.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!clio.sts.uiuc.edu!berger From: berger@clio.sts.uiuc.edu (Mike Berger) Subject: Re: Fan noise Message-ID: <1991Jun7.184219.8766@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Sender: usenet@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (News) Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana References: Distribution: comp Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1991 18:42:19 GMT Lines: 14 alanr@media-lab.media-lab.media.mit.edu (Alan Ruttenberg) writes: >Alternately, you could purchase a fan regulator - sorry can't remember >the brand now... This work by attaching a thermostat to the internal >drive and regulating the fan speed to give just enough cooling for the >situation (macc II fan was designed conservatively - assumption all >slots filled). A pretty simple installation which has worked for >several colleagues. Cost ~$75. *---- Wouldn't it be cheaper (and more reliable) to replace the fan? -- Mike Berger Department of Statistics, University of Illinois AT&TNET 217-244-6067 Internet berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu