On 27/08/2020 12:44, Derek.Moody wrote:
> In article , druck
>  wrote:
>
>>            and in the end the fans lasted about 3-4 months regardless
>> of the usage pattern. I've not heard anyone else have issues, so god
>> knows why mine don't last.
>
> First suspect for anything warm with a clogged fan is the family
> cat.  They do like to sit against running equipment and contribute
> fluff and dust towards an early failure...?

We do have cat's and ones with a considerable amount of fluff at that,
but the fans only showed a very light coating of dust, and no hair.

The symptoms are one day you come in and instead of a silent fan, it has
started making a noticeable whining noise. If you can live with the
noise you start seeing a reduction in cooling efficiency, and if look
carefully the fan is no longer running smoothly. Eventually it will just
stop. This suggests bearing failure to me.

---druck

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