jlc@atux01.UUCP (J. Collymore) (03/17/89)
Well, it had to happen I guess. My Mac SE (bought March 19, 1987) has begun having screen jitter. I had heard about this problem before, but I had never really experienced it. But now, it is becoming quite annoying. I'm figuring that it is probably the fan, so I thought I would take it in for a replacement and upgrade to the new, quiter SE fan. However, I have called one dealership, and they said it will cost me $90 in parts and labor to have the fan replaced! I thought that the upgrades were free for screen jitter/fan problems. I was therefore, thinking about buying a third party SE fan and replacing it myself! MacWarehouse sells the "SE Silencer" fan, by Mobius Products, for $39. (I'll need to buy a MAC SNAP tool kit to get in and replace it though. At an additional cost of $15.) My questions are: Do any of you know how good the SE Silencer is? Do you have any other recommendations for Mac fans? How easy/safe is it to take apart and replace the fan? (Note: I have taken apart AT&T PC 6300's to replace memory ships, and I've taken apart AT&T 3B2s to replace serial port cards, but that's about it.) Don't dealers still do these replacements free? What should I be careful of if I do decide to open up my Mac and replace the fan myself? I would appreciate any comments that you can provide. Thanks. Jim Collymore
alexis@ccnysci.UUCP (Alexis Rosen) (03/23/89)
J. Collymore writes: >Well, it had to happen I guess. My Mac SE (bought March 19, 1987) has begun >having screen jitter. [etc., and dealer wants $90 to fix it] Call back your dealer and tell them to look again. Don't mention the fan at all, just the screen jitter. *That* problem rates a free fix, but the fan does not. (It just so happens that fixing the jitter involves replacing the fan...) Alexis Rosen alexis@ccnysci.uucp