[Amps] Quieting SB-1000

[Carl]

I gave up on the domestic fans and switched to Papst years ago. Pricey 
but superb German quality and very quiet.

Amp Supply used the Papst on the LK-800 series 3 holers and it even 
keeps those cool.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Gudguyham at aol.com>
To: <vic at rakefet.com>; <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Quieting SB-1000


> The AL-80A is the same amp as the SB-1000 and I had one in here for 
> repair
> and it needed a new fan too.  Needless to say I found out  that 
> changing the
> fan was no easy task.  I refused to remove the transformer and 
> painstakingly
> replaced the old fan with a new one, and indeed it was necessary 
> somehow to
> glue or tape the nuts to the fan before installation.  It truly  was a
> nightmare.  I think I had to hack up the old fan pretty bad to get it 
> out.  As I
> recall it was a nightmare to replace that fan, but I did do it 
> without removing
> the transformer.  I recall making a slight groove in the  side chassis 
> so I
> could get a long screwdriver into the work area to tighten one  screw. 
> Replacing
> this fan is certainly NOT a job for the faint of  heart!  Needless to 
> say I
> said a few choice words during this  process!  My mother would have 
> surely put
> soap in my mouth if she heard me  while doing this job!!
> Vic, sorry about your transformer hum, but transformers usually hum 
> because
> they don't know the words. :-)  Lou
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