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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Erm - surely an easier solution than taking a soldering iron to the PSU board is to just get a chocolate block connector, and join the cables for the fan like that? There certainly is enough space within the PSU to do this, and I regularly do this just to swap out a fan.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Just my 2p worth :)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Richie</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Message: 18</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 23:44:35 +0200</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Paul Sheer <psheer@icon.co.za></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: gllug@linux.co.uk</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: [Gllug] PSU fans</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Reply-To: gllug@linux.co.uk</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> > > whole new PSU (seems a bit wasteful if this is so)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>fans are quite expensice to buy standalone, but certainly cheeper</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>than a whole PSU.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>taking the thing apart is easy. be sure to properly solder and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>insulate the new fan wires. And check which way it rotates and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>the facing of the blade curves BEFORE you take it apart.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>most electronics hobby shops will have these fans.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-paul</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> I don't know whether this is just me, but there is something about</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> tinkering with power supplies that just doesn't sit right.. oh yes,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> that's it, it's because they can kill you :)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Seriously, make sure you turn off that power supply at least a day before</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> you're going to take a soldering iron to it in anger. They're much like</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> TVs.. resident charge. Nasty voltages :(</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Cheers,</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Alex.</FONT>
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