Re: [PLUG] very large laptop

[Mark Bergman via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

In the message dated: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 07:33:52 -0400,
The pithy ruminations from jeff via plug on 
[Re: [PLUG] very large laptop] were:

=> On 4/14/20 11:36 PM, JP Vossen via plug wrote:
=> > And just to cover the sanity checking,
=> 
=>   you blew all the dust out with
=> > compressed air, made sure the fan actually spins & air actually flows, 
=> > and all that, right?  Just checking...
=> > 
=> 
=> good call. Replaced the fan, canned air, partial disassembly, fan spins 
=> although I suspect it doesn't always shift into high.

I'd suggest caution before blowing dust "out" of a fan with compressed
air. Make sure that you're only sending the stream of compressed air
in the same direction that air would normally flow due to the fan. I've
heard (urban myth?) that blowing some fans in reverse at high-speed can
cause damage, and sending the airflow in reverse may force dust further
inside the laptop.

Mark

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