28 May
2006
28 May
'06
12:32 a.m.
On 5/27/2006 at 11:28 PM ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk wrote:
Personally, I take old fans apart (peeling off the
label often reveals
scrwws or circlips that hold the thing together), flush out the bearings
with solvent and re-lubricate. I have once replaced the old ball races in
a fan with new ones, and once made new bush bearings (not a hard job if
you have a lathe). One of those repairs was for a fan in my 11/44 cabinet
(35V, 70Hz AC fan, not the easiest thing to replace), though.
If it's a cheap east Asian peecee PSU or chip cooling fan, just peel back
the paper seal on the hub and drop a glob of grease in there and then put
the seal back. These fans aren't worth the trouble of reclaiming them and
most of the time, the aforementioned fix works--at least for another year
or two.
Cheers,
Chuck