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How difficult would it be to just swap out the power supply, so that you could do the fan mod on the replacement? Doesn't get much more reversible than leaving the factory unit unopened.
Looks like the Meanwell RSP-500-48 can be ordered for around $90, so while this would significantly increase the cost of the mod it still wouldn't exactly be "expensive" in relative pinball terms. 
Quoted from PinMonk:So, just did a Stranger Things, and the RSP-500-48 in it had a MUCH different "goo configuration" than prior power supplies, making the changeover MUCH easier - NO MORE CUTTING to free the original fan wire from the giant white blob of silicone! They aren't securing it on the left side of the coil, at least on this one. Anyone else doing a JP or Stranger things, let me know if the big blob that held the fan wiring down on pretty much all prior RSP-500-48 power supplies is gone now on your JP or STh, too. This would be a welcome change from Meanwell!
Here's a comparison of what pretty much all the power supplies looked like until I opened Stranger Things, and the one in Stranger Things...
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I did my 2/12/20 Deadpool this morning, and mine appears to be the new and improved "now with less goo!" version. The blob on the fan wire was a little bigger than your example, but it was plain old silicone (not that whiter stuff) and it was all on top of the wire, so it was pretty easy to free the wire from underneath it without any cutting.
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