[Icom] New Fan in IC 781 ??

Sun, 17 Feb 2002 16:36:48 -0800

I have often wondered why a used computer fan (CPU etc) could not be used 
outside any rig to replace or augment fans?  Most are 12vdc, could be 
placed to suck out and attached to the external power supply.  Used fans 
run anywhere from nothing to about 1/2 price of a new one.

Chris opr VE7HCB

At 12:06 PM 2002-02-17 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi.
>
>I need a new fan in my Icom 781, and I trying to find any information 
>there can be helpful before starting to disassembly the radio.
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>Fist of all it would be nice to know how to access the screws.
>
>The fan is located on top of a "blower hood", and I am not sure if I need 
>to take this part of as well to get the fan out?
>
>This could maybe work but I can only locate 3 screws from the top of the 
>radio and I believe that one more is located below the fan motor and this 
>is the one I am concerned about. This screw must be very difficult to 
>access and I am afraid that I have to disassembly the whole radio to get 
>down to this screw.
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>Has anyone tried this?
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>Any good ideas??
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>
>Regards, Thomas - OZ1JTE. [email protected]
>
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