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| 589232 | 2007-09-08 07:43:00 | Hi, how are you all doing? New here so forgive the newbie question I am wondering how easy it would be to change the fan in the power supply. The fan is quite noisy and I am looking to replace it with a quieter fan. Is it safe to do this? I am a bit dubious about opening the power supply in case I get an electric shock. I will turn the power supply off first and unplug it. Can I still get a shock with it unplugged? Any recommendations for another fan? |
lysdexic (12796) | ||
| 589233 | 2007-09-08 07:49:00 | Did you take the sticker off if it has the hole in the center (sometimes with small plastic cap) you can put some 3 in 1 oil in it. You may not need to replace the fan. If you do need to replace the fan you will probably have to snip or cut the wires from the existing one. Only do this though after a thorough cleaning and dust removal, |
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| 589234 | 2007-09-08 08:17:00 | I did notice the sticker, I didn't realise it had something underneath it. Will check that out later | lysdexic (12796) | ||
| 589235 | 2007-09-08 08:26:00 | I have just pulled a PSU apart and replaced the fan in that (to see about it) and it took less than 5 minutes. As long as you power the PC off and then power the PSU off and take it out of the PC, leave it for about half an hour to an hour and then disassemble it and install new fan you will be fine. Note, not all PSU fans can be replaced easily, the one I tried here is just a standard connector so it was easy. Also this WILL viod the warranty of the PSU. But also make sure if you do replace the fan it is similar to the one in there now 'cause if it does not move as much air your PSU might over heat. |
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| 589236 | 2007-09-08 16:54:00 | hm..........be careful cause as far as I'm aware it's illegal to 'snip'n'tuck' inside a psu unless you are a registered sparky.......if you are not and you go ahead you could also not only void the warranty on your psu but if your house burns down due to some fault you've caused in the psu and the insurance company figures it out they'll likely refuse your claim | drcspy (146) | ||
| 589237 | 2007-09-08 20:44:00 | Ok, pulled the cover off the power supply last night. There was a reasonable layer of dust on the fan so cleaned that off. Also found the plug that covered the middle of the fan, the one that was under the sticker. Pulled that off and put a few drops of 3 in 1 oil in there. Had to reglue the sticker in place. Seems a lot quieter. Thank you all :) | lysdexic (12796) | ||
| 589238 | 2007-09-09 05:38:00 | A word of caution. There are a couple of 200volt capacitors in many power supplies and you can get a biff off them even days after pulling the power cord out. The 650-W power supplies I generally use have the fan mounted on the input side and this is a large fan with relatively low speed blades. |
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