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To: Dave Hanson who wrote (4161)	12/11/1998 6:33:00 PM
From: pae	Respond to of 14778

Dave, Sean, Dave, ... 120 degrees: I've modified the plug on the RS fan - it now fits 2 pins of FAN2 on the BH6 (ground and 12v). And it takes 30 degrees of heat off the AIWP with the case open. Amazing considering I can barely feel the flow. Much quieter than the external fan I had been using. <GGG> Probably much better from an RF point of view also. What I am calling a squirril cage fan rotates a cage sucking air from the side into the box, axcelerates it to the outside housing with an exhaust duct at one corner. I used a couple of squares of superloc (like velcro but beefier) to stick it on the floor of the Q500 with the duct angled up at the AIWP and lower PCI vid cards. The temp reading I get from the sensor stuck between the AGP and the top PCI vidcard dropped 30+ degrees in a matter of minutes. I picked up an inside/outside LCD readout thermometer at Radio Shack. Nothing magic about RS, but it was there. I'll eventually buy that front fan/vent sensor thing likely from compunerd (and a sleeve of 80mm fans), but right now I just put the "outside" sensor on the physical component I find hot to the touch to measure an actual temp. Noise is a future project ... (got to get something DONE today, don't you know). <g> Hot AGP card conquered! Moving on to next issue... Paul