Re: PC fan getting very loud

From	Joe <joe@jretrading.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: PC fan getting very loud
Date	2021-05-08 22:20 +0200
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On Sat, 8 May 2021 12:22:45 -0400
Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> wrote:

> 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.
> 
That is true, and I have various-sized spare ones, but there is some
satisfaction to be gained from getting another few years from a
one-cent drop of oil.

-- 
Joe

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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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