On Jun 15, 2016, at 5:39 AM, Enryfox <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is it a bad sign of a component dying?
I’ve had to replace the cooling fans on a couple iBooks. If the fan dies completely it can overheat & ruin other components or the HD. These fans are sometimes a little pricey because of the custom plugs and shapes. On my most recent fan failure, a 2009 Mac Mini, the replacement fans were very expensive, to I took a chance and was able to open the noisy dead fan by cutting or drilling the little plastic rods that sealed on the top plate by being melted in the factory. Once the little flat knobs were removed, the top plate came off. The fan itself can be gently pulled off the spindle. In this case, the grease on the spindle was dried up like a black power. I cleaned the internal & external spindle and used a tiny little piece of high quality grease, then reassembled using super glue to hold the top plate where I’d cut the knobs. It worked perfectly, a silent, perfect working fan for over a year now, saving $25-40 for a replacement. Such a fix might work for your iBook fan if the fan is the cause of your noise. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Books" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
