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Re: fans on victors

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Originally Posted by popo308 View Post
You will not pass inspection without a fan on every victor they are required buy FIRST....

For testing though they are not needed we run them under load all the time with no fan and have had no problems!
Section 8 "The Robot"

If that was a rule, it would be contained within the text of that document. It is not.

Futhermore this Q&A specifically states it is allowed, just NOT a very good idea.

However, in my opinion it is a bad idea to remove them for two reasons. The obvious one is cooling, the other is that they are another line of defense against the magic smoke. Actually, it probably doesn't even work that well at protecting from falling aluminum, but it makes me feel secure.
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