Very cheap, very easy fan cooling.

[Erik Ness]

With  temperatures rising, I thought I'd share my cheap and easy 
salvage fan mod:

With a new HD in my Cube, I began thinking about fans. But with the 
new G5s out, it occurred to me that processor and video card upgrades 
could be in my near future, and in completely unpredictable 
configuration. Why bother with a complex internal fan mod in face of 
that uncertainty?

So, with one salvaged fan, one battery bank from Radio Shack (to fit 
8 AA; I've got many that are only half discharged), and a clothespin 
I built my own in about 10 minutes. The fan sits on top of my vent; 
the clothespin is attached to the corner of the fan, as if it rests 
flat on the it rattles.  It ain't pretty, but I've got my cooling 
needs covered until the upgrade paths become clearer.

Cheers,

Erik
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Erik Ness          <erikness at tds.net>          608-242-7604