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From: billkatt@sol.engin.umich.edu (billkatt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Mac II Fan Noise
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Date: 12 Mar 89 03:32:00 GMT
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Tonight I performed the much talked about fan modificiation to my Mac II.
Now, my machine is so quiet I can't hear it (my hard drive is a different
story).  I, being an individual, decided to add my own little twist to the
modification.  I keep my Mac II "kickstanded" (i.e., in an upright position
to the right of my desk).  I am part of the vast majority who place the end
with the power supply on the bottom, and the disk drives on the top.  Because
of this, I reversed the new fan when I put it in.  Now, both convection
and fan power draw air into the bottom of the machine and out the top.  I
can actually feel the air blowing out of the top of my machine.  I think this
is the ideal solution to both the fan noise and kickstand convection problems.

Can anyone see any problems with this?  The only qualm I have is that now the
dirt drawn through the machine will probably collect inside the machine
instead of inside the power supply.  But that is okay, since I clean my
machine out each month.


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