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My basement is fairly cold. 64. I have Ghostbusters Pro. Is there a sure way to test this? I played a few games, some were pretty long. Nothing.
Just wish there was a way to truly trigger this. Even the original didn't come on that much. Couldn't even tell you why it did or didn't, seemed random.
Quoted from PinMonk:Yeah, if it's really cold, it's hard to get the fan to come on since it has to get over (offhand, from memory) 104 degrees to trigger the fan to turn on. In your extreme situation, I would suggest a blow dryer to at least make sure it's working once.
I thought the same thing on my drive taking my daughter to swim practice. Shouldn't take long to set it off.
Quoted from PinMonk:Yeah, if it's really cold, it's hard to get the fan to come on since it has to get over (offhand, from memory) 104 degrees to trigger the fan to turn on. In your extreme situation, I would suggest a blow dryer to at least make sure it's working once.
Ok, tried a blow dryer... Outside casing got hot, was afraid to keep it on longer. A game played fine. Fan never turned on. Within a game of playing outside casing got cold.
How long do you think is too long to keep hair dryer on it? It just seems like I'm playing with fire.
If I pretend my fan is broken, what now?
Quoted from PinMonk:You can test the fan with a 9v battery and a couple tiny paperclips. Put the clips in the connector and then to the +/- on the 9v battery. It'll spin slower than normal because it's made for 12v, but it will tell you that it works.
You still need to make sure it works installed, though. The machine's in no danger of dying with the very cold room protecting it from any kind of meaningful heat, so I'd just leave it and wait for warmer weather to test it. If it gets to 154 degrees, the power supply will automatically shut down.
I guess I could just apply the hair dryer until something happens. Either it shuts down or fan turns on. 
Quoted from PinMonk:I'd test the fan directly with a battery before leaving the blow dryer on for a long time to narrow the issue (which is likely just that the fan takes a long time to come on with some pins). Or just wait for warmer weather to test it properly. There's no danger to the power supply unless the temp in the head gets over 154 degrees, and then it would just shut down anyway.
Thanks for the help, fan eventually came on.
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