Re: PC fan getting very loud

From	Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: PC fan getting very loud
Date	2021-05-08 18:30 +0200
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Joe wrote: 
> On Sat, 08 May 2021 11:13:34 +0200
> deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Fujitsu ESPRIMO Q520 when opening some sh*tty web sitesin firefox the
> > fan gets extremly noisy.
> 
> Is the fan actually louder than it used to be on the same load? Many
> fans, and not just the cheap ones, are 'lubricated for life', where
> 'life' means 'until the lubricant dries up'.
> 
> It's a pain doing anything about this, as it is almost always necessary
> to remove the rotor to add more oil, and this are usually secured with a
> tiny plastic split washer which disappears very easily. For that
> matter, the metal circlips on the more expensive ones also disappear
> easily...

It is also the case that fans are cheap. Replacing one for
$10-20 is generally good for another 5-10 years.

-dsr-

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Re: PC fan getting very loud Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2021-05-08 14:30 +0200
  Re: PC fan getting very loud deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2021-05-08 18:00 +0200
  Re: PC fan getting very loud Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-05-08 18:30 +0200
    Re: PC fan getting very loud because of CPU load deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2021-05-08 21:40 +0200
      Re: PC fan getting very loud because of CPU load Bret Busby <bret@busby.net> - 2021-05-08 23:10 +0200
        Re: PC fan getting very loud because of CPU load Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-05-08 23:20 +0200
          Re: PC fan getting very loud because of CPU load deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2021-05-10 09:10 +0200
          Re: PC fan getting very loud because of CPU load Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2021-05-10 03:00 +0200
        Client-side vs. server-side Website processing (was Re: PC fan getting  very loud because of CPU load) The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-05-08 23:20 +0200
        Re: PC fan getting very loud because of CPU load deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2021-05-09 09:40 +0200
      Re: PC fan getting very loud because of CPU load Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-05-08 23:20 +0200
    Re: PC fan getting very loud Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2021-05-08 22:20 +0200

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