1 Feb
2016
1 Feb
'16
11:16 a.m.
On 02/01/2016 08:22, Warner Losh wrote:
[...] All you can do about that is to get a smaller
fan that can turn more
slowly.
If you couldn't tell from the rest of his post, Warner meant "get a
larger fan," not "smaller."
This is why main PC case fans can now be had in excess of 5" / 12cm. The
lurid neon colors are also effective at smoothing out the
noise-producing turbulence... ;)
With the BA23 cabinet, your options may be limited as
to what you can do
w/o modifications to sheet metal to accommodate larger fans.
Less air flow is risky business for this old gear that has fewer heat sinks
on the parts, relying on the air flow to carry the heat away.
Might be interesting to grab some of the 10mm X 10mm heat sinks commonly
sold with adhesive/thermal paste on eBay and strategically place them if
they'll clear the board spacing, just to help extend the service life of
the ICs...