21 Aug
2011
21 Aug
'11
1:01 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
Am I wasting my time with 20 and 30 year old fans?
Should I just
scrap the lot and chalk the loss up to age? Experience of others
would be much appreciated.
If they were metal, I'd say to keep them, but with plastic ones maybe it's
not worth retaining them if they're prone to age-related wear. It depends
whether they're in your way and what you're likely to use them for, though.
Personally I tend to hoard things "just in case" and only have a clear-out
when I need the storage space for something else.
I did have a comparatively-recent [plastic] processor fan die on me the
other week; one of the blades actually parted company with the hub, jammed
in the heatsink below, and locked everything solid - a failure type I've
not seen before. Maybe they don't make them like they used to... :-)
cheers
Jules