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To: malibuca who wrote (18697)	4/14/2001 11:16:04 AM
From: MechanicalMethod	Respond to of 110631

Remove the cover screws on the power supply and examine the fan. It may have wire leads you can snip and then twist the new wires together with the old using wire nuts or electrical tape. As I recall it's normal for fans to use this type of wire lead and it's likely you can skip that procedure by simply snapping the built in connectors to a terminal instead. If the fan itself is connected by a solder joint directly to a circuit board without room to splice the lead then you need to be careful not to overheat the circuit board or anything else the iron gets close to as it will burnout the normal range expectation of these components easily. That said -- if you have an appropriately small soldering iron and practice a few times on a junk board from an old radio or tv it's not too difficult. Another thing to consider is if you can remove the fan without bending the power supply's sheet metal case as that causes undue stress on the fan after it's reinstalled and this warping effect of it's cage causes it to not want to turn since it runs on low voltage at high speed with little torque to overcome the newly added friction. That said: just take a look and it's likely an easy repair. Best Regards, MM