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i have fan going bad in a pc.i dont want to pull it until i get the
replacement fan.i measured from the outside, where the fan screws are and
its 3 5/8 roughly from screw to screw.would this be a 92mm fan?
TIA

that was 3 1/4 from screw.not 3 5/8


"doS" <> wrote in message
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>i have fan going bad in a pc.i dont want to pull it until i get the
>replacement fan.i measured from the outside, where the fan screws are and
>its 3 5/8 roughly from screw to screw.would this be a 92mm fan?
> TIA

thanks Mike, this one is an led type and it's making a noise, with the led
pulsating from dim to bright, seems like its getting ready to go out...


"Mike Easter" <> wrote in message
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> doS wrote:
>> i have fan going bad in a pc.i dont want to pull it until i get the
>> replacement fan.i measured from the outside, where the fan screws are
>> and its 3 5/8 roughly from screw to screw.would this be a 92mm fan?
>
> Yes. Fan sellers also sell 92 mm fans in 25 & 38 mm 'thickness'/depth.
> Some fan mfr/s call 92 mm fans 90 mm.
>
> Also, if your current fan is making noise, sometimes they do that
> vibrating because they are out of balance because of dirtiness and if
> cleaned up they stop noisemaking.
>
> Besides the size, fans are rated (and priced) by airflow and noise level.
>
>
> --
> Mike Easter
>

doS wrote:
> thanks Mike, this one is an led type and it's making a noise, with
> the led pulsating from dim to bright, seems like its getting ready to
> go out...
>
For a temp fix, clean the blades and peel back the little sticker on the
shaft and put in a drop of oil and replace the sticker.

"doS" <> wrote in
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> i have fan going bad in a pc.i dont want to pull it until i get the
> replacement fan.i measured from the outside, where the fan screws are
> and its 3 5/8 roughly from screw to screw.would this be a 92mm fan?
> TIA
>
It sounds like a standard 3" muffin fan (don't ask where that name comes
from, I have *no* idea, but there must be a story behind it). 1" thick?
That would be it.

You mean *in* the power supply? You can get a replacement at any decent
electronics store. Maybe not Radio scrap, but the *real* electronic stores
- you know the ones where you have to buy 10 chips because they're 75
cents each. Just bring it with you. You're sure it doesn't just need
cleaning?

--
(setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )

noit isnt in the psu,its a case fan

"chuckcar" <> wrote in message
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> "doS" <> wrote in
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>
>> i have fan going bad in a pc.i dont want to pull it until i get the
>> replacement fan.i measured from the outside, where the fan screws are
>> and its 3 5/8 roughly from screw to screw.would this be a 92mm fan?
>> TIA
>>
> It sounds like a standard 3" muffin fan (don't ask where that name comes
> from, I have *no* idea, but there must be a story behind it). 1" thick?
> That would be it.
>
> You mean *in* the power supply? You can get a replacement at any decent
> electronics store. Maybe not Radio scrap, but the *real* electronic stores
> - you know the ones where you have to buy 10 chips because they're 75
> cents each. Just bring it with you. You're sure it doesn't just need
> cleaning?
>
> --
> (setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )

"doS" <> wrote in message
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>i have fan going bad in a pc.i dont want to pull it until i get the
>replacement fan.i measured from the outside, where the fan screws are and
>its 3 5/8 roughly from screw to screw.would this be a 92mm fan?
> TIA


Ah ya winkie, all you need is one maybe two drops of duralube oil and it'll
free the seized snatch up for the next 100 years.

In message <gj8bbp$75i$>, Buffalo
<> writes
>
>
>doS wrote:
>> thanks Mike, this one is an led type and it's making a noise, with
>> the led pulsating from dim to bright, seems like its getting ready to
>> go out...
>>
>For a temp fix, clean the blades and peel back the little sticker on the
>shaft and put in a drop of oil and replace the sticker.
>

My PSU fan used to be a bit noisy at times. One day, it seemed unusually
quiet. I found that it had seized totally. It was solid. You just
couldn't turn it at all.

I replaced it, but the replacement was not as powerful as I had
expected. Rather than wait until I had got another replacement, I had
another look at the original. I carefully peeled of the sticker, which
revealed the bearing and the end of the shaft/spindle. After several
applications of a drop of WD40 (which is all I had handy), and touching
the end of the shaft with the fine tip of a hot soldering iron, I
eventually got a tiny bit of movement. I persevered, and soon had the
fan rotating freely.

I gave it a few more applications of small drops of WD40 (although, at
this stage, I would have preferred light oil), then cleaned off all
traces of the surplus WD40 from end of the shaft. Finally, I glued the
sticker back in place.

It's about 18 months since I did this. The fan is still running fine.
--
Ian

thw weird thing is the led pulsates as does the sound, could that be from
the fan trying to seize?

"Ian Jackson" <> wrote in message
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> In message <gj8bbp$75i$>, Buffalo
> <> writes
>>
>>
>>doS wrote:
>>> thanks Mike, this one is an led type and it's making a noise, with
>>> the led pulsating from dim to bright, seems like its getting ready to
>>> go out...
>>>
>>For a temp fix, clean the blades and peel back the little sticker on the
>>shaft and put in a drop of oil and replace the sticker.
>>
>
> My PSU fan used to be a bit noisy at times. One day, it seemed unusually
> quiet. I found that it had seized totally. It was solid. You just couldn't
> turn it at all.
>
> I replaced it, but the replacement was not as powerful as I had expected.
> Rather than wait until I had got another replacement, I had another look
> at the original. I carefully peeled of the sticker, which revealed the
> bearing and the end of the shaft/spindle. After several applications of a
> drop of WD40 (which is all I had handy), and touching the end of the shaft
> with the fine tip of a hot soldering iron, I eventually got a tiny bit of
> movement. I persevered, and soon had the fan rotating freely.
>
> I gave it a few more applications of small drops of WD40 (although, at
> this stage, I would have preferred light oil), then cleaned off all traces
> of the surplus WD40 from end of the shaft. Finally, I glued the sticker
> back in place.
>
> It's about 18 months since I did this. The fan is still running fine.
> --
> Ian

In message <x0c6l.22541$>, doS
<> writes
>thw weird thing is the led pulsates as does the sound, could that be
>from the fan trying to seize?
>
>"Ian Jackson" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> In message <gj8bbp$75i$>, Buffalo
>><> writes
>>>
>>>
>>>doS wrote:
>>>> thanks Mike, this one is an led type and it's making a noise, with
>>>> the led pulsating from dim to bright, seems like its getting ready to
>>>> go out...
>>>>
>>>For a temp fix, clean the blades and peel back the little sticker on the
>>>shaft and put in a drop of oil and replace the sticker.
>>>
>>
>> My PSU fan used to be a bit noisy at times. One day, it seemed
>>unusually quiet. I found that it had seized totally. It was solid.
>>You just couldn't turn it at all.
>>
>> I replaced it, but the replacement was not as powerful as I had
>>expected. Rather than wait until I had got another replacement, I had
>>another look at the original. I carefully peeled of the sticker,
>>which revealed the bearing and the end of the shaft/spindle. After
>>several applications of a drop of WD40 (which is all I had handy),
>>and touching the end of the shaft with the fine tip of a hot
>>soldering iron, I eventually got a tiny bit of movement. I
>>persevered, and soon had the fan rotating freely.
>>
>> I gave it a few more applications of small drops of WD40 (although,
>>at this stage, I would have preferred light oil), then cleaned off all
>>traces of the surplus WD40 from end of the shaft. Finally, I glued the
>>sticker back in place.
>>
>> It's about 18 months since I did this. The fan is still running fine.
>> -- Ian
>
>The weird thing is the led pulsates as does the sound, could that be
>from the fan trying to seize?
>
It certainly could!
--
Ian