While looking into my own unit, Iāve noticed there is no heat sink! Is this something thatās changed in later models, or is my unit not quite right?
The heatsink is only in the Pro version.
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Love the pass through. and extra power and cooling but I do wish they had put the heatsink nearer the intake than the exhaust.
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So I bought the pro and have used it for about a month. I only used it with the fan on for one cut, though, as I also invested in the $1000 filter. But after finding out the cost of replacement filters for that thing, I invested the same amount in a 6" inline fan and will be venting it out the window. Since I only have really ever run this thing with the āAir Filter Attachedā mode, how often do I need to do this. Because, seriously, where I have it, this might be easier than taking it outside. But if I am not really āusingā that fan, does it matter?
Yes. The fan is still in the airflow, and the airborne debris will accumulate on it.
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I used their recommended way with the idea that I could suck the fumes out as moving it outside is not possible. There were still a lot of fumes but worse the stuff dissolved all the gunk and then evaporated leaving a sheet of plastic around the bottom of the fan, encasing it like ice on a pond. destroying the fan trying to remove that and had to send it back to the Mothership.
That made my day! I also have a Basic and was dreading working around everything as I donāt have the smallest of hands.
Whatās in the vinegar solution? Water?
Yep. Half vinegar, half water. 
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Thanks
Thank you Jules for taking time to post this in a very Digestible way, no matter the skill level. I am guilty of jumping right in to the heavier abilities and now I am going back and going āOh yeah! I need to keep up with my required maintenance!ā It is easy to let that become a runaway train and possibly allow issues (some serious!) to ariseā¦And yes it IS on my list to go watch the highly recommended tutorials (which i have started too). again my bad! Anywhoā¦Thanks for the dedication for us hard headed newbies!
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I detest that word āBEDBUGSā!..We had a visitor bring them twice plus I had to deal with it at workā¦Work spent thousandsā¦I found a cure for pennies per applicationā¦DIATOMACEOUS EARTHā¦amazing stuffā¦we bought the food grade the 2nd time aroundā¦but anywho I digressā¦lol
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Caution: Dirty Pictures....or...How I Cleaned the Exhaust Fan š¤. Hello Jules , We got our glowforge a little over a year ago. It wasnāt too long after we had it I was wondering about how often the fan might need to be cleaned. I saw your write up &
when the fan started to look dirty , I used your method to clean it, and have done so on a regular
basis. I came across your write up again tonight and I just wanted to thank you for sharing it.
after cleaning it a few times it does go quicker . and the build up never gets too bad with regular
maintenance. Thanks again Jimmy Carter
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Great! Iām glad it helped! (Iām overdue to clean mine, come to think of itā¦it goes so much faster if you donāt let it build up too much.) 
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Just found this post for the first time (thanks to insomnia & endless scrolling that I donāt have time to do during the day 
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Amazing write up! Thanks so much for taking the time (way back then). I will definitely be referring to this later.
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Thank you! (Iām still doing it too!)
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