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Don Resor Sent from someone's iPhone > On Feb 20, 2022, at 5:12 PM, Vincent Slyngstad via cctalk > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > On 2/20/2022 4:34 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: >> > From: Vincent Slyngstad >> > I had to replace one of those recently >> Where did you source the replacement? I need a few. >> Thanks! > > I may be wrong, but from what I could tell these are bog standard 10 inch > blowers of a sort used in all kinds of equipment. They can be had new from > Mouser, etc. for $75-ish. (I used an OA254AP-11-1TB, as indicated below, but > I suspect the 10 inch diameter and 500-600 CFM are all that's important. > Maybe the noise rating, if you're fussy.) > > What I did was to order one of these: > https://www.ebay.com/itm/313353225252 > and kept the original mounting bolts, grill, etc. I did fabricate a new > zip-cord over to the AC connector thingy, soldered on the fan end (like the > original) with the crimp-on circular ends to go under the screws in the > terminal strip. > > That eBay order did take a while to ship, but it when it arrived it went in > right where the old one was and blows like the old one, but is nice and quiet. > > If it had been important to me to keep the original branding, etc., I'm sure > new bearings could have been fitted instead. There is no branding > consistency amongst my racks, though, and the old brands and models are all > discontinued in favor of newer and higher efficiency, so I didn't feel that > extra effort was necessary. > > Oh, and I think you need the -22- instead of the -11- if your power is closer > to 220V than 110V. > > Vince >
