Yow - Sinkapalooza!

Post #39,562 by Meerkat 5/22/02 9:49:14 PM Reply	Yow - Sinkapalooza! Dread to think how much heatsinky goodness would be required for 700MHz ... hmm - maybe if I just have the whole thing swimming in thermal paste :) On and on and on and on, and on and on and on goes John.
Post #39,574 by orion 5/22/02 10:39:21 PM Reply	WD40 Could you try using WD40 oil on the fan's ballberrings? Maybe they just grind a lot and need some lubercation? *I am free now, to choose my own destiny.*
Post #39,582 by Meerkat 5/22/02 11:47:33 PM Reply	I ned some WD40 - ta for the reminder! It's first use will be on the wheels of my garbage bin. Curently sounds like a chorus of chirpy birds every time I take out the recycling. But hey, it's worth a look to see if I could squirt some onto the fan workings without damaging anything. Yes, I will ensure it's well away from the CPU at the time :) On and on and on and on, and on and on and on goes John.
Post #39,584 by Andrew Grygus 5/23/02 12:05:13 AM Reply	No Nothing works but a new fan. When the fit opens up a bit you get chatter, and that's what makes the noise. Axial chatter (shaft bouncing off the end stop), or ball race chatter, or shaft chatter (if it's a sleeve job). More lube will make it chatter better. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #39,729 by static 5/23/02 8:59:39 PM Reply	Not Thermal Paste. Thermal paste is a terrible heat conductor. It's only redeeming value is that it is better than air between your CPU and your heatsink. If you want a heatsink to absorb heat, you need a large mass of metal with decent thermal capacity. Hence the weight. If you want a heatsink to radiate absorbed heat (e.g. for fan cooling :-), you need a lot of surface area. Hence the finned designs. Wade. My physics in this area is rusty, but IIRC this is why water-cooling works so well. "All around me are nothing but fakes Come with me on the biggest fake of all!"
Post #39,798 by Meerkat 5/24/02 10:02:20 AM Reply	Erm, I was kidding. But hey, info is info, ta. On and on and on and on, and on and on and on goes John.
Post #39,876 by static 5/24/02 10:39:13 PM Reply	Yah - I should have spotted that. D'oh! "All around me are nothing but fakes Come with me on the biggest fake of all!"

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