What if I disconnected the fan..?

I currently only use my eMac as an additional internet source....so a lot of the time I'm using my eMac to stream audio from net radio stations.
So what would happen if I disconnected the fan so that it would be quieter and not as loud...?...or is there a way to "slow" down the fan speed so that it is quieter..?
OSX 10.3.9
700 Mhz
  Mac OS X (10.3.9)   1 GB Ram

I recently added a post about the Zalman Fanmate 2 which is a speed controller that you can add to the fan to slow it down.
I bought one about a year ago but a lot of people scared me off using it with ill informed posts like the ones in this thread.
My two emacs were really driving me crazy with their noise. It's pretty easy to fix and the fanmate cost me about $10.
The emac collects a lot, (a real lot) of dust inside it this contributes to a noisy mac and it obviously reduces the capacity of the fan to cool the internal components. Now cleaning an emac is not the sort of thing the average owner will do because if you talk to a technician they will scare you off by telling you about the dangerous voltage.
It's quite safe as long as you take normal precautions and the amps (which is what kill you) is not really that high, unlike a microwave oven.
It's easy to take the cover off, just put it face down and remove all the bolts. You need lift the cover off a few inches and you will see a tiny plug that is connected to the power switch. You need someone to help you support the cover while you unplug this switch, then just take the back off.
You will probably see great piles of dirty crap everywhere. Now logic tells me that Apple know that users are not going to open it themselves and they are also not going to take it to a shop and spend $50 to have it cleaned, so inevitably mosst emacs will be running with dirty and un efficient circulation.
So Apple have obviously overdesigned the fan so that it still cools the emac when it's dirty inside.
This is why it is perfectly safe to reduce the fan speed especially in a clean emac.
So the first thing you should do is get one of those car vacuum cleaners, or some other small cleaner and gently suck out all the crap, being careful not to touch any of the components. In fact although I did not do this it would not be a bad idea to let the emac sit unplugged overnight to let any residual voltage discharge.
After installing the Zalman Fanmate I was able to reduce the fan speed to a point where it was almost unable to be heard and the exit temperature at the fan only went up from 95 to 99 degrees Farenheit.
Currently I'm putting a pdf together with pictures to explain how to wire up the fanmate which is a little tricky because the plugs don't match the emac so they have to be shaved a bit and also the wires have to be changed around. But the difference it makes is unbelievable.

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