Installing a fan into a Mac Plus

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ixis743

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Hi there.

Are there any guides, instructions and component lists available for purchasing a small fan for installation into the rear of the Plus chassis?

I've seen various custom mods but nothing a novice can immediately follow.
 
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@JDW goes over options in his video

There's the Fanny Mac - which sits on the top of your mac. There's one on ebay for $25 shipped now. If you have or know of someone with a 3d printer you could make your own https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/fanny-mac-clone-community-feedback.1826/ via @Stephen

IMO If you're not leaving your Plus on for hours and hours - it's probably OK to run it without a fan. I do have a Fanny Mac just because I picked one up with a box of things, it does have power buttons in the front so thats nice, but the fan is quite loud.
 
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eric said:
@JDW goes over options in his video

There's the Fanny Mac - which sits on the top of your mac. There's one on ebay for $25 shipped now. If you have or know of someone with a 3d printer you could make your own https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/fanny-mac-clone-community-feedback.1826/ via @Stephen

IMO If you're not leaving your Plus on for hours and hours - it's probably OK to run it without a fan. I do have a Fanny Mac just because I picked one up with a box of things, it does have power buttons in the front so thats nice, but the fan is quite loud.
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That video skips over the early machines and Plus and basically says 'don't bother'. But I know my Plus runs HOT.

The Fanny Mac is interesting but i was hoping to find a modern reproducible mod that someone else actually did.
 
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Completely silent and stylish Macintosh cooling 🙃:

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https://www.reddit.com/r/VintageApple/comments/ekc9gc
 
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I hate to intrude on your thread but I love love love my Plus for its silence. I don’t use it because of its performance (I have an SE/30 about 7 ft away from the Plus) and I don’t use it because of my personal Plus’s condition (it’s in rougher shape than my SE/30) and I don’t use it for its keyboard (my Plus’s kb is stiff as bricks) and I don’t use it for its screen (my crt is heavily used.. it was prob one of those perennially-on computers on someone’s office desk).. I use my Plus as my go-to vintage mac because it’s beautifully and wonderfully SILENT. It’s like.. zen silent. They just don’t make em like that anymore :D

So the idea of getting a fan for my plus is.. Anathema! But yeah those cool old mac fans were quite the curiosity so do you and post pics - would love to see your setup!`
 
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This model of Mac tends to be reliable, suggesting that it was designed to tolerate the heat. Just don’t put anything (like books) over the vents.
 
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