20 Jun
2003
20 Jun
'03
9:35 a.m.
Quothe Tom Uban, from writings of Thu, Jun 19, 2003 at
11:02:24AM -0500:
Not always... I mentioned those I2S machines in another message. Some of
the fans in those had been powered for so long while stuck solid that the
windings had overheated and burnt out. And the bearings were in very poor
shape. Yes, I _could_ have rewound them, flash-tested them, and fitted
new bearings, but it made more sense to buy a new fan....
I found a relatively cheap source of surplus fans
at Pembleton Electronics,
here in my home state of Indiana, so I guess that I am set for now...
It would have been easier and quicker in the long run, considering how
long it took you to find a source for the fans, and the time it takes
to purchase them, to have repaired your fans. Doh! :-) It really is a
simple process to disassemble a fan and pack the bearings with new
grease to make it spin freely again.
...but then, far too many people have become lazily wasteful, just
replacing things rather than repairing them, then moaning about all of
I hope you don't include me in that!
-tony