----- Original Message ----- From: "David Irvine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [scottish] [OT] Noisy Fan
> On Sun, 2002-01-06 at 19:28, Phil Deane wrote: > > Sorry for the Off Topic POst but just wanted some opinions. > > > > One of the fans in my machine is very noisy, It is the one under the Hard > > drives. When it is first switched on it is fine, but after a while it gets > > noisy, and stays that way. > > > > I had alook and it is still spinning fine, gave it a bit of a clean, but the > > noise still happens. It is not impeding system performance any, just fecking > > annoying. Any ideas? > > > > It is a mini tower setup, (cheapbox atx box from priceless.) I dont want to > > turn it off as the slots are full, with 2 HD's and 2 CD writers, along with > > a floppy. > > > If its a 3" fan you can get replacements from most hardware stores for a > couple of quid, also try oiling it slightly. Very slightly. You can > sometimes see the spindal, if not just try aiming carefully with some > wd40 or general purpose oil. ohhh bad idea. if you want a case covered in oil or wd40 then go ahead but wd40 is conductive so if it get on boards you can say bye bye to that pieace of kit. The best option is a small amount of grease as that is dense it will not be thouwn around the machine while it's running. you only should need as much a 2m of grease. I would apply this with a very small screw driver or a large pin directly to the spindle and baring. also make sure that the fan is not pulling against the bearings. ie not got the spindle and motor on the top. may be getting a bigger box may help. fans don't do much if the air can't get around the case. oh placing some nylon washers under the screws reduces noise to as they have a spunginess to them which absorbs virbrations. > > HTH > > D > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk > http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
