Power supply fan is starting to fail...
in Hardware ·
Patrick Chavez60 said:Cheers.
I’ve been counting down the days until this thing finally kicks the bucket—whether it’s in five hours or five years—and man, I’m already at the 12-year mark. Honestly, if I give it a few more hardware tweaks, it might actually hit its "coming of age" milestone. 😵 But I’m holding onto it; I'm not letting go just yet.
I tried getting my hands on the blades/Ventilator/propeller/heatsink assembly, but it’s a nightmare. Either I’m way too lazy to tear the whole thing apart just to grease a part, or it was built by someone who clearly thinks you should only open things with a sledgehammer and a crowbar. I stripped every single screw and all I managed to do was loosen the Ventilator, which I somehow even managed to screw back together. And the power supply? It looks like it was welded shut at the factory. Maybe I need a bigger crowbar, huh.
I really don't feel like dropping cash on a replacement for $100 unless it completely dies on me. Like Larry Ortiz5 says, we've put way too much time and money into this thing already; it would be a total waste to toss the whole setup just because one tiny component is acting up.
I'm no expert on this stuff, but could it be that the motor driving the propeller is what actually died?