[G4] Re: WInd Tunnel Getting Louder

[Harry Freeman]

Greetings ( + )!( + )

I agree with Rich, however if you really need to oil something you need 
to get instrument oil, the same kind that a Jeweler uses to oil a 
watch.

Never use a petroleum oil because like Rich says it will gum-up.
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On Oct 8, 2007, at 11:04 AM, Richard Klein wrote:

> On 10/8/07, Doug McNutt <douglist at macnauchtan.com> wrote:
>>
>> I did discover that the fan on my AGP video board could be 
>> lubricated. One can carefully peel of the sticky paper cover over the 
>> bearing and hit it with a quarter of a drop of watch oil. The fix 
>> lasts about a year and needs to be done again.
>
> Inga,
>    Arctic Silver has good instructions for applying heat sink paste on
> their website:
> http://www.arcticsilver.com/instructions.htm
>
> Doug,
>    I think you just got lucky with oil on your fan.  Computer fans are
> not meant to be lubricated, and when the oil doesn't short things out,
> it usually gums things up and attracts dirt.
>
> -- 
> Rich
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