pbh@jake.cc.wayne.edu (Patrick Haggood) (04/04/91)
I just installed a Radio Shack muffin fan (part # 273-243B) on my hot
ST and I can report that it works like a charm. I left the machine on
all night and it's still blowing cool air.
Installation was easy. I went for functional instead of pretty, so the
fan is on top of the ST rather than inside. My ST would flake out after
a couple of hours and the spot on top of the ST over the power supply
would feel extremely hot. If I shut it down for 10 mins, it would work
fine. I drilled two holes in the top of the ST over the power supply
to screw the fan to the case. I drilled a third hole to run the wires
through the top of the case. Then, I cut and soldered these wires:
-----red wire ------ / -------- red wire ---
---------black wire --- disk drive
fan power
connector
------ blue wire --- / -------- black wire ---
-------- black wire ---
The ST has stayed cool all night and I'll bet this even makes her last
longer. Highly recommended for Z-ram owners. This cost me about $15;
you can probably find a 3in 12V DC fan cheaper at a real electronics
store, but they're hard to find around here so Radio Shack had to do.
--
Patrick B. Haggood
Wayne STate University
Detroit, MI
Physics - Class of 1991 (-2?)