let me touch on whay I said get rid for the fan.
First, I like fans in cigar cabinets. The fans that are used in Avallos are not super high output fans. The airflow design in the Avallos is well thought out, and the circualtion fans are there just to mix things up a little bit.
sometimes, people have major problems with airflow in "made in china" cabinets, and they need high output fans to fix a problem. so you use enough fan, and run the fan enough to fix the problem. no need to have the fan run any more time than need be. WHY? because its a bad idea to have a fan blowing air over your cigars. If tey are in a box, then no real problem. But air blowing over loose cigars is no good. so slight air circulation with a fan is no problem, but constant airflow can dry a cigar out.
a science guy I know gave me this example. put 2 wet towels on a clothes line. put a giant fan blowing on one towel, and no fan on the other towel. The towel with the air blowing on it will dry out first.