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From: gnome@oliveb.UUCP (Gary)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Is my mac about to fry?
Message-ID: <1438@oliveb.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 17-Jun-87 14:32:27 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 17 14:32:27 1987
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in article <21199@sun.uucp>, chuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) says:
> Posted: Tue Jun 16 09:46:00 1987
> You want a fan.  All Mac Users, read my lips. YOU WANT A FAN.  Sticking a
> fan on your Mac can drop the internal temperature significantly.  While the
> Mac may be within spec (if you've put anything INSIDE the box, however, it
> isn't) it is at the high end of the spec.  Lowering the temperature reduces
> the stress on the components, which can only make them better and more
> reliable. I use the Kensington, which moves the powerswitch up front (which
> is good, because I use enclosed computer desks) and also has a surge
> supressor.  But any fan is better than no fan.
> Chuq Von Rospach	chuq@sun.COM		Delphi: CHUQ

I'll second that!  Imagine how hot the side and vent area feels, then imagine
how hot the components have to be to get the enclosure that hot, then imagine
how hot the junctions in the chips/power components have to be.  When you
figure in the junction/case temperature differential, the numbers get real
hot really fast.  Even though the amount of dust inside the case increases,
the reduced failure rate of the power/video circuitry more than offsets the
cost of the fan.

By the way, I also think the Kensington is neat because I like my machine
to have a Mohawk!

Gary