{"id":1584,"date":"2019-11-14T21:14:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T21:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/?p=1584"},"modified":"2019-11-14T21:29:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T21:29:08","slug":"consolidated-computer-inc-pdp-8-clone-part-10-the-fan-tray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/?p=1584","title":{"rendered":"Consolidated Computer Inc. PDP-8 Clone \u2013 Part 10. the fan tray."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">The CCI has a lot of cards in it&#8217;s card cage and the power supplies are massive and so, there is going to be heat. To get the heat out of the way there is a large fan tray mounted just beneath the card cage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191114_202828645-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191114_202828645-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191114_202828645-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191114_202828645-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191114_202828645-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191114_202828645-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Bottom view of the fan tray.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It runs from the front of the machine all the way to the back and draws cool air from the bottom of the rack and forces it up through the cards an out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As with everything in this machine it was very dusty and needed a good clean but that&#8217;s all it needed. After 20 minutes with some foam cleaner, a brush and a cloth it was looking pretty good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is some corrosion on the blades but nothing to worry about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191114_204104903-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191114_204104903-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191114_204104903-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191114_204104903-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191114_204104903-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191114_204104903-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Top view of the fan tray.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I fitted a modern UK plug and fired it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tadaa. It works beautifully. It&#8217;s quite (for an 80watt fan tray) and the fans run smoothly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CCI has a lot of cards in it&#8217;s card cage and the power supplies are massive and so, there is going to be heat. To get the heat out of the way there is a large fan tray mounted just beneath the card cage. It runs from the front of the machine all the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/?p=1584\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consolidated Computer Inc. 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