EMac Fan noise! how to quieten it down a tad...

hello, i've got an old 1ghz power pc G4 eMac with a roaring great fan that makes life as we know quite unbearable. i saw a fantastic article on the web about six months ago with super detailed instructions with illustrations of how to fit a variable resistor at some point near the fan to quieten it down. now i know some would say that the eMac would overheat and end up as a giant paperweight but if it doesn't shut up a bit it's going to be a paperweight anyway.
now that i have a bit of time to explore the resistor idea i can't find the article on the web... does anyone know where it is? has it? has a similarly fool proof manual?
Regards, Pablo.

Hello Pablo,
This may be what you're looking for
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1102201&tstart=0
And here's the other link, just in case
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/pixelangelo/faninstall3.pdf
I am thinking of trying it myself but Jon's instructions are a little hard to understand. If you can figure it out and explain it easily, please let me know.
Regards,
Cunnla

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