Re: any way to resurrect a weak fan?

From	Bill Abers <none@anywherenet.com>
Newsgroups	sci.electronics.repair
Subject	Re: any way to resurrect a weak fan?
Date	2025-06-21 17:02 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<10376lo$19gpu$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 6/21/25 4:21 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2025-06-21 21:58, Bill Abers wrote:
>> So my refrigerator evaporator fan has become too weak to turn.  Well, 
>> it turns, but very slowly maybe 1 RPM when the normal speed is 3000 or 
>> so. I have a new one on the way but, before my food spoils, is there 
>> any way to perhaps resurrect this existing fan, just to keep it going 
>> for 2-3 days until the new one arrives?  I wiggled it once or twice 
>> which initiated full speed, but it didn't last.  I also tried lightly 
>> oiling it but no difference.  Thanks in advance.
> 
> You did not say if it turns smoothly when you move it with your finger.
> 
> (I do not know what is a weak fan, though)
> 

Sorry, yes it does turn easily with finger.

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any way to resurrect a weak fan? Bill Abers <none@anywherenet.com> - 2025-06-21 15:58 -0400
  Re: any way to resurrect a weak fan? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-06-21 22:21 +0200
    Re: any way to resurrect a weak fan? Bill Abers <none@anywherenet.com> - 2025-06-21 17:02 -0400
      Re: any way to resurrect a weak fan? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-06-22 20:55 +0200
        Re: any way to resurrect a weak fan? liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2025-06-22 21:17 +0100
      Re: any way to resurrect a weak fan? legg <legg@nospam.magma.ca> - 2025-06-23 10:50 -0400
  Re: any way to resurrect a weak fan? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-06-21 18:12 -0400
    Re: any way to resurrect a weak fan? John Robertson <jrr@flippers.com> - 2025-06-21 23:08 -0700
      Re: any way to resurrect a weak fan? liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2025-06-22 11:22 +0100
        Re: any way to resurrect a weak fan? Ralph Mowery <rmowery42@charter.net> - 2025-06-22 16:47 -0400
      Re: any way to resurrect a weak fan? legg <legg@nospam.magma.ca> - 2025-06-22 12:51 -0400
  Re: any way to resurrect a weak fan? Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-22 08:48 +0100
    Re: any way to resurrect a weak fan? root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2025-06-22 16:48 +0000
      Re: any way to resurrect a weak fan? Bennett Price <bjprice@cal.berkeley.edu> - 2025-06-22 11:14 -0700
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    Re: any way to resurrect a weak fan? cram_ukmc <4c4f4be163b8c2b999557175d2b30069@example.com> - 2026-03-26 23:30 +0000
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