[TriLUG] laptop cooling fan

[Neil L. Little]

One thing we were told about using compressed/canned air when cleaning 
dust bunnies is not to spin the propellers ... er fans in the opposite 
direction. stick a toothpick or swab in the fan so it wont move and then 
... blow away to your hearts content. bad for the bearings.

73,
Neil Little, WA4AZL

David Burton wrote:
> They're pretty cheap at NewEgg:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007639%20600028834&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=50
>
> However, if your laptop is having cooling issues, the *first* thing you
> should do is to blow out the dust with canned air or an air compressor
> hose.  Just blast compressed air into each and every ventilation hole/grill
> on the bottom, back & sides of the computer.
>
> The second thing is to put the computer on a hard surface, so that
> ventilation holes on the bottom aren't blocked.
>
> Cooling pads are usually unnecessary.
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Michael Rulison
> <13miketele at bellsouth.net>wrote:
>
>   
>> If one of you, by chance, has a flat cooling fan to place underneath a
>> laptop,
>> I'd be interested in buying a working one.
>>