thejamesvolta Posted December 15, 2006 Posted December 15, 2006 I was just wondering if anyone lubes their case fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taowulf Posted December 15, 2006 Posted December 15, 2006 The things that came into my head when I read this made me laugh, but would probably get me banned for life. No, but I do clean them once in a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel.sanders Posted December 15, 2006 Posted December 15, 2006 Putting lube on case fans is a waste of good lube when there are 101 different ways to put a tube of lube for better and satisfactory aaaaaaand....................... errrr............I usually use dust-buster to clean my fans! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmc_boss Posted December 15, 2006 Posted December 15, 2006 Yeah - i've ressurrected quite a few fans with a -little- motorbike chain-lube (the stuff that gets thicker after it's sprayed). Usually just peel the sticker back that hides the shaft, -small- squirt, work the fan a little, clean off any excess, sticker back on, good to go. Has helped shut up many rattly GPU/Chipset fans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejamesvolta Posted December 15, 2006 Posted December 15, 2006 Glad to see someone is mature enough (fmc_boss) to handle this thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebdoradz Posted December 15, 2006 Posted December 15, 2006 ive done it a couple of time but I clean them every month Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailindawg Posted December 16, 2006 Posted December 16, 2006 I never realized that case fans could be lubed. I thought that the bearings, if used, were sealed. At any rate, I have never had one rattle. I just hit them with some canned air. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Septem Posted December 16, 2006 Posted December 16, 2006 The things that came into my head when I read this made me laugh, but would probably get me banned for life. No, but I do clean them once in a while. This post did likewise. The only time I can see lubricatling a fan is when it's a sleeve bearing. Ball bearing and fluid dynamic bearings are usually sealed, to the best of my knowledge. Maybe just a little something to reduce the friction points but that's it. The big thing is cleaning all the damn hair out of the fans, at least in my case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tmod Posted December 16, 2006 Posted December 16, 2006 Back in my Abit days I always had to put a dab of lube on the bearing for the chipset fan. It is a sleeve bearing and they always dry up and stop working. Tmod Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsamaBinAthlon+ Posted December 16, 2006 Posted December 16, 2006 You said lube. I clean the dust out. Hey did you know LED fans are lit using the power of the fan motor moving. I know this because I took an air compressor to the fans to clean out the dust and the fan spun and the LED's lit up. Cool huh, maybe that's obvious to you guys though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Septem Posted December 16, 2006 Posted December 16, 2006 You said lube. I clean the dust out. Hey did you know LED fans are lit using the power of the fan motor moving. I know this because I took an air compressor to the fans to clean out the dust and the fan spun and the LED's lit up. Cool huh, maybe that's obvious to you guys though. Actually I'm not so sure this is really the case. By spinning the blades manually you're actually sending a little bit of power through the lines because the motor acts like a generator. Here's how it works, by putting an electrical current through a coil, you create an electromagnet which spins the fan which has magnets in it. If you spin the coil it works in reverse, creating an electrical current. Since the LEDs get their power from the same circuit as the fan motor, they are connected, so if you spin the blades manually and make a charge it'll go through the LEDs too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlowerKing Posted December 16, 2006 Posted December 16, 2006 ^^ Same way you can generate power with a turbine, or use power to move the turbine.. (or microphones/speakers.. the examples can go on) Btw.. all my fans go in dry.. real men like the friction! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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