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On Sun, 24 May 2015 10:09:58 +0100, Mick wrote: |
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> > I went to pickup the remote box and look at it; the CPU fan stop |
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> > working. The CPU heat sink is big so in idle mode it could keep up |
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> > with cooling it but under heavy load "compiling anything" the CPU was |
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> > overheating. |
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> Ha! So the fan speeds showing zero was true. :-) |
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Yes, zero fan speed and high temperatures should be inventigated before |
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being written of as misconfigured sensors. |
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> Often they start rattling before they fail. |
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They'd have to rattle pretty loudly on a remote box to warn you of |
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impending failure ;-) |
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> I found that peeling off |
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> the self adhesive label in the middle and applying a single drop of |
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> thin oil on the bearing restores them to rude health. I have one here |
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> which is still running quietly for five years since my intervention |
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> with an oil can. |
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Given the cheapness of the fan and the price of the component it |
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protects, is it worth taking a risk? |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler. |
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