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On Sunday 24 May 2015 10:50:53 Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Sun, 24 May 2015 10:09:58 +0100, Mick wrote: |
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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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This is the CPU fan we're talking about here. When I took the lid off my box |
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the other day to put new SSDs in it, I was astonished once again at the size |
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and complexity of the fan on this i5 chip. Not at all cheap-looking! |
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Rgds |
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Peter |
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