[Test-Equipment] HP fans

[Bob Kulow]

You should be able to get a quieter fan.  I have a 5244L and the same 
thing, noisy fan.

Another thing, a lot of my older HP gear, same vintage as the 5244/5245 has 
had the electrolytic capacitors in the power supplies go bad.  Before you 
"button it up" after replacing the fan, check the electrolytics.  Might 
save some time in the future.

73
Bob WA2UEH
>As long as someone brought up the 5245L:  One of the problems with
>the older HP equipment and even some not so old equipment is the
>fan noise.  I would like to leave a frequency counter on for long
>periods of time, but it would be difficult to live with the noise.
>
>I am thinking of replacing the stock fan with a quieter muffin
>style fan.  Has anyone tried this and had any problems?
>Is there anything critical about the cooling?  My impression is
>that you just have to have some air movement.  But to be sure, one
>should check the internal temperature.
>
>Gary
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