27 May
2006
27 May
'06
10:28 p.m.
In message <200605041601.42935.rtellason at blazenet.net>
"Roy J. Tellason" <rtellason at blazenet.net> wrote:
Problem is, most new fans are really poorly made, with horrible bearings.
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.
The only problem with it the last time I fired it
up was that the
fan was a bit noisy, which I probably should take care of at some point with
a drop of oil in the bearings...
If it's a standard fan, it's probably better (in terms of time spent on
repairs) to swap it for a brand new fan. The old one is no doubt full of dust, dirt and other gunk - re-lubricating it might
help for now, but the
dirt's still going to be rubbing at the bearing surfaces...
That's why you clean it out...
-tony