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Fan on Amp Unbeatable

So, I have an older amp from the 70s. It's a solid state amp and the fan is so loud it's distracting. It's my first largest solid-state amp. I've been using tube amps for the last 15 plus years. I can't imagine fans are supposed to be overwhelming Lee loud. Has anybody else ran into this kind of issue and if so, how did you fix it?
pawlowski6132
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bdp24
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What a clever little fan @n80! I'm gettin' me some.
n80
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I chose that particular model because my components are in an open front console without enough clearance for an upward venting fan.

You can also get a thermostat module very inexpensively if you feel like you need it. Mine do great on the lowest setting so I don't see much of a need.

I probably don't need them at all but my listening room is a converted sun porch and the HVAC is not as effective in here and it runs 4-5 degrees warmer than the rest of the house in summer. 
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captbeaver
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stringreen..... ma man!
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limomangus
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To fan or not to fan....I keep my SAE 502 on wood blocks which keep the preamp off of it by like 2 inches....no problem. 
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