Pretty sure my fan is causing a lot of noise. It’s especially a bother on the drum engine it seems.
I have (8) 6582 chips, all fitted with heatsinks.
I’m probably going to be OK to unplug the fan aren’t I?
I realise no-one can say “yes” for sure, but any reassurance before I do it anyway is gratefully received…
I unplugged the fan power cable at the same day I got my MB6582 from Wilba, and this never caused a problem 
Best Regards, Thorsten.
reassuring, thanks. I’m turning it off!
Same here! 
Had no fan active right from my start in 2010, the SIDs are holding up very nicely!
(Beware, though, If you have 6581, they run a bit hotter and might require better cooling than the 9V 8580s or 6582s).
You could always also install passive heatsinks and drill add a few holes in the case PT-10 bottom for improved airflow - from the MB6582 photo-tutorial:
Many greets!
Peter
thanks - I have 6882’s, plus both airholes and passive heatsinks, so I suspect I was overdoing it a bit! fan now unplugged.
I think the other issue may be that the resistors I used for the combined output socket are a bit too large - the individual outputs sound much stronger and have a better signal-to-noise ratio.
Is the Fan powered by 12v? Than I would use 5V to be on the save side if it´s summer. The oldskool PC Fan silent mod…