Re: Power supply noise?

From: adam bultman <adamb@glaven.org>
Date: Mon Jul 04 2005 - 14:26:21 AKDT

I think you might be hard pressed to get them to send you a replacement
fan since the capacitors in power supplies are pretty deadly.

The oil will work, but MAN you gotta be careful.

Adam

Stanley Long wrote:

>Damien Hull wrote:
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>>I've got a power supply that's making a high pitched whining noise. It's
>>the fan. ...
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>Dirty on the blades sometimes makes low freq rushing sounds grow.
>High freq is probably bearing noise. Ball bearings or bronze sleeve?
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>>Is there any why I can fix this?
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>Carefully peel off the foil label and get a SMALL drop of oil onto the
>bearing. Works if caught early.
>BUT ... you probably just lost the right to a free replacement :-(
>Mostly I can't clean enough to get the stickum to stick again.
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>>I may call the company I got the system from and ask them. Maybe I can
>>have them send me a new power supply or fan.
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