At 3:11 PM +0000 12/21/2002, Mark Benson wrote: >On Monday, Dec 16, 2002, at 01:50 Europe/London, Clark Martin wrote: > >> I can tell you what I did on a Plus. I mounted a 12V fan up inside >> the case that exhausts air through one of the top vents. To mount it >> I used thin wire (wirewrap wire) to attach it to the vent, running >> the wires (one at each corner of the fan) through the vents and >> twisting the wire on the outside.As the fan I had moved more air than >> I needed and was loud I added a resistor to drop the voltage (to >> around 8V IIRC). I connected the fan to a capacitor on the +12V >> power supply on the logic board. I used clip lead clips to attach >> it. This way I can disconnect it when I work on the guts. > >Sounds good. I really really don't want to mark this Plus, it's in near >mint condition and original as far as Stuart told me :) > >The method sounds good, I have a pair of 486 heat-sink fans that fit >nicely in the two vent panels in the top-back corners. Which cap. did >you pull the 12v off?
There are about 4 electrolytic caps, all the same size, located near the power connector on the logic board. I used the one that has 12V on it -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
