Oh I'm gonna have to try the raspberry pi networking! I have a pi model B in a DIY Lego case I tried to get my nephew interested in electronics with (he was only interested in the Lego).
The fan definitely isn't silent, but compared to the racket it made when I first powered it on! The inside of my machine was really thick dust - the flyback was almost totally lost in it. fortunately my fan was a typical pc fan that was relitively easy to take apart and clean. Because it's soldered straight into the analogue board at the power adapter and then glued down, I used a crock clamp to hold the frame in place whilst I took it apart rather than remove it completely. Mines a late SE - the serial says manufactured December 88, but the sticker on my hard drive caddy says August 89.
The fan definitely isn't silent, but compared to the racket it made when I first powered it on! The inside of my machine was really thick dust - the flyback was almost totally lost in it. fortunately my fan was a typical pc fan that was relitively easy to take apart and clean. Because it's soldered straight into the analogue board at the power adapter and then glued down, I used a crock clamp to hold the frame in place whilst I took it apart rather than remove it completely. Mines a late SE - the serial says manufactured December 88, but the sticker on my hard drive caddy says August 89.