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Old 06-17-2003, 02:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Talk I just broke my CPU fan with an air compressor
My computer had a lot of dust in it so i took it to my truck where i have an air compressor hooked up. I shot air onto the motherboard to clean out all the dust and crap. When i passed over the CPU fan, it spun really fast and sounded cool so I charged the tank up to 80psi then gave full blast at the fan for less than a second. The fan spun extremely fast, made a deafening high pitch tone then BOOM 2 of the fins broke off!

After the fins broke, I took the computer back up to my room and turned it on. Guess what, the CPU fan doesn't even spin anymore lol. It sort of resists, I think I totaly destroyed the bearings on it .


My computer is still an Athlon though so I'll have to shut the puter off after this post, case fans just won't keep it cool enough.

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Oh you're such a l33t dude
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Old 06-17-2003, 02:44 PM   #3 (permalink)
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WTH?!?
Haven't you heard of cans of compressed air? They are specifically built for computers even.
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Ive done that with a larger power supply fan. Its fun although mine didnt explode.
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Old 06-17-2003, 02:45 PM   #5 (permalink)
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It's easy to get carried away, huh?
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Old 06-17-2003, 02:48 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Ahhhh the presence of intelliegence avoids you

J/k!!

Although you gotta know that wasn't the smartest thing in the world to do

Hope it wasnt' an expensive Fan!
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Old 06-17-2003, 05:14 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Probably spun it up to about 500,000,000,000 rpm---backwards...
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Old 06-17-2003, 06:22 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Next time rinse it off with a garden hose..
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Old 06-17-2003, 06:55 PM   #9 (permalink)
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That's why I don't use anymore than 20 psi with my air compressor.
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Old 06-17-2003, 07:27 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Probably spun it up to about 500,000,000,000 rpm---backwards...
Um no, it spun in the correct direction. Normaly people set the fan to blow ONTO the processor, not away from it like you are implying
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