wicinski@nrl-cmf.UUCP (Tim Wicinski) (08/12/89)
just recently my old SE decided to send the fan into noise mode. Maybe becuase i changed it's position and its more noticable, but...Does anyone remember where the info is for turning the fan down? i remember somewhere by cutting a capacitor/resistor you could slow the speed down and therefore make it quieter. I thought it was in a Tech Note, but I should realize Apple would never tell you anything like this... If no one knows, does anyone have specs for a fan I can replace it with that IS quieter? thanks tim wicinski Naval Research Labs (sort of)
t-chrisk@microsoft.UUCP (Christopher Kinsmen) (08/15/89)
I remember reading somewhere that apple has tied some jitter problems with the SE screen to the power supply boards with the noisier fans. Is this true? My screen has been twitching out lately and I hate this noisy fan. I have been told the fix is free and includes the new quieter fan. Could someone send me the details so I could refresh the dealers memory so I don't have to pay for it? Thanks. Chris uw-beaver!microsoft!t-chrisk
randys@hpindwa.HP.COM (Randall W Stahl) (08/15/89)
I went to my local aurthorized Apple dealer (Leon's in rochester, NY) and asked them if I could just buy the Apple replacement fan and do it myself. They informed me that it was not a user serviceable part, but after begging and pleading they sold it to me for under $20. I don't know if they made a mistake, or they where just trying to get rid of me, but I think most third party fans like SE silencer run about $50, and I think the Dealer wanted like $80 or more to it for me. I found the process of installing the fan pretty easy, but I'm not really too squeemish about taking my Mac apart and soldering to the video board. (I guess if you did not want to solder, you could just cut the wires and splice them with wire nuts) The apple kit did not come with any instructions, but once you get your mac apart, and the video board out, it's only a matter of 2 screws and 2 wires. Standard disclaimer and all that stuff, and the above info is true to the best of my knowledge, but please don't sue me if it causes anyone to trash their Mac! ______________________________________________________ randys@hpda.hp.com
frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick) (08/16/89)
In article <7362@microsoft.UUCP> t-chrisk@microsoft.UUCP (Christopher Kinsmen) writes: > >I remember reading somewhere that apple has tied some jitter problems >with the SE screen to the power supply boards with the noisier fans. Is >this true? My screen has been twitching out lately and I hate this noisy >fan. I have been told the fix is free and includes the new quieter fan. >Could someone send me the details so I could refresh the dealers memory >so I don't have to pay for it? Thanks. A few months after I bought my SE (two years ago), the official Apple fan upgrade became available, but for $90 (Can.). I ordered mine (couldn't stand the noise and jitter). I didn't arrive for 4 months (must have been popular), but in the mean time my analog board died and was fixed under warranty. It came with the new fan. As far as I know, that's the only way to get it free. -- Frank Kolnick, consulting for, and therefore expressing opinions independent of, Computer X UUCP: {allegra, linus}!utzoo!mnetor!frank