Wow, but I agree the slot-loader's handles seem much more flimsy. It's
probably because they nixed those handy little vents above the handle
area. Anyways, getting back on topic, from what I can see it looks
like it should be easy to cut away that hand-sheild part. Mounting a
fan in it, however... might be more difficult. You might be able (If
you have the right tools) to cut out a hole so that the fan will sit
on some plastic tabs or something, and screw into them. Like, cut it
in a square just the size of the fan, with the corners cut so that the
fan screw holes meet the plastic. That's what I would try to do (If I
was going to start hacking up one of those cute little guys... which I
probably wouldn't)
-Elliott Price
Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara
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On Sep 30, 2009, at 11:12 AM, Jim Scott wrote:
>
>
> On Sep 30, 2009, at 10:52 AM, Clark Martin wrote:
>
>>
>> Elliott Price wrote:
>>> It would seem like the handle isn't sturdy enough... But it is. I
>>> have
>>> four G3 iMacs and never had any problems with the handle. Also, just
>>> FYI - That part under the handle, that keeps your hand out of the
>>> CRT
>>> is part of the colored plastic, it won't come off unless you cut it
>>> out of the rest of the case.
>>
>> I've shlepped around a couple of hundred G3 iMacs many (too many)
>> times
>> each. I've never had a problem with the handle.
>
> Well, I've had the handle on a couple of slot-loading G3 iMacs come
> off as I was lifting/carrying them. It was one of those slow-motion
> moments each time, feeling the weight suddenly go away and then
> watching the iMac descend to the concrete and crack into smithereens.
> Except that once my right foot got in the way first. Yeah, ouch!
>
> Early G3 iMacs, the tray-loaders, have a really strong and almost
> break-proof handle design. The slot-loaders have a very flimsy design,
> with only four screws holding the handle to the case. After my two
> accidents, I always look at the areas where each of the four clear
> plastic screw studs on the handle are located. If there is any
> cracking, hazing or other sign that even one stud is about to let go,
> I pick up and carry the slot-loader by the bottom of the case.
>
> Yes, the clear plastic handle also has some small plastic studs around
> the periphery that are melted where they penetrate the colored top
> case. But that's a poor excuse for attachment, and every iMac I've
> touched (hundreds) in the last couple of years has long since had
> those studs popped loose so that you can see as well as feel the whole
> handle assembly flex when you lift the iMac. Bad design for lifting,
> even though Apple's intent was to create more ventilation area around
> the handle than in the fan-cooled tray-loaders (to stay on-topic, sort
> of).
>
> Jim Scott
>
> >
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