When it comes to lubrication, oiling up something before you use it gets you a longer life. I am getting ready to put a computer into service. I'll be using two sleeve bearing fans on it. So I took pictures as I oiled one of them to prepare it to go to work. I'll be re-oiling it every three to six months.
As with nearly everything, the more you do this the easier and quicker it gets. Have fun!
And now philhalo66 has devised a way to resurrect his graphics card fan.
And now pyro_dude shares how he re-lubricates ball bearing fans.
Edited by ehume - 7/20/11 at 7:27pm
Your choice of lubricants. The Singer oil is from Wal-Mart, The XL model train oil is from a hobby shop and the Precision Lubricator is from Radio Shack. Do not use WD-40: it is a penetrant, not a lubricant. 3-in-1 oil contains a penetrant. And EpicPie has recommended Bones Speed Cream, which looks promising.
Peel back - do not remove - the label.
Use a toothpick to pry open the rubber or plastic cap.
The open oil reservoir.
Put the oil in the reservoir. Fill it up, but leave room for the cap. You don't want to squeeze oil out when you put the cap back.
Clean off any oil from the fan surface. This will allow the label to stick firmly.
One lubricated sleeve bearing fan, ready to go to work.
Peel back - do not remove - the label.
Use a toothpick to pry open the rubber or plastic cap.
The open oil reservoir.
Put the oil in the reservoir. Fill it up, but leave room for the cap. You don't want to squeeze oil out when you put the cap back.
Clean off any oil from the fan surface. This will allow the label to stick firmly.
One lubricated sleeve bearing fan, ready to go to work.
As with nearly everything, the more you do this the easier and quicker it gets. Have fun!
And now philhalo66 has devised a way to resurrect his graphics card fan.
And now pyro_dude shares how he re-lubricates ball bearing fans.
Edited by ehume - 7/20/11 at 7:27pm
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Hotrod Evo
(17 items) |
Daughter's Machine
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 860 | Gigabyte GA P55M UD2 | ZOTAC/NVidia GTX 650 Ti 2GB | 4x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1333 CAS9 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Samsung 1TB Spinpoint F3 7200.12 | Plextor 24x DVD burner | Cooler Master Hyper Z600R | Win7 64-bit |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| Dell E207WFP 20-inch flat panel | Logitech Wireless 510 | Seasonic X-650 fully modular 80+ Gold | Lian Li PC-7FN |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio | |
| Wireless Mouse | WACOM Intuos 3 | generic | |
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