My take away from the 5v issue is the COBs studied don't need that much air flow over a heatsink to work satisfactorily. But they do need airflow or risk frying
I suck at drawing but i think he is saying to attach the fan perpendicular to the ceiling, not parallel to the ceiling, this way the distance you need for the fan, about 3 cm, will be saved.
oh BINDER clips, lol, now i know what you mean!
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