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Old 6th January 2003 | 16:42
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Hew Jampton
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You'll find that the nose cone of the front fan is often painted with an 'evil eye' swirly thing which is supposed to scare them off
It's to assist the headset person to tell that the fan is rotating the correct way before/during start.
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