Qidi Tech X-One Extruder Fan Spacer

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So I managed to break one of the blades on my Qidi Tech X-One's stock extruder fan. To fix it, I swapped out the 40x40x10mm fan for a bigger one - a 40x40x20mm fan that I found on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075SL6RYQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. I secured the new fan with two M3x50mm flat head screws, a spacer, and a heat sink. By spacing out the fan slightly from the heat sink, I'm hoping to get better airflow across more of the heat sink's surface area. This tweak seemed like a good idea at the time, and it was working just fine before, so we'll see if this improvement is actually any good. It's all about experimenting for the sake of experimenting. The print in question used MakerGeeks' "gold" filament, but I plan to re-print it with Raptor High Temp PLA in a dark gray color.