derick@garfield.UUCP (Derick Linegar) (01/13/88)
[ The Night Was..... ] I am looking for suggestions for cleaning the "muffin" style fan on the back of my A1000. It has been very quiet since I got it, but lately I notice a dust and grime buildup on the blades etc. Also it has been emmiting sporradically a high pitched noise. So how does one go about cleaning it. I realise I can bring it in to the dealer, but seems kinda dumb just for a bit of dirt. But from experiences with electronic telex machines I used to sell, dirt was the number 1 cause of failures. We used contact cleaner + blower on them but requires a complete disassembly. Any ideas? derick@garfield.UUCP derick@garfield.mun.cdn derick@garfield.edu
chanst@atrium.UUCP (Steve T Chan) (01/17/88)
In article <4372@garfield.UUCP>, derick@garfield.UUCP (Derick Linegar) writes: > [ The Night Was..... ] > > I am looking for suggestions for cleaning the "muffin" style fan > on the back of my A1000. It has been very quiet since I got it, > but lately I notice a dust and grime buildup on the blades etc. > Also it has been emmiting sporradically a high pitched noise. So > how does one go about cleaning it. > > I realise I can bring it in to the dealer, but seems kinda dumb just > for a bit of dirt. But from experiences with electronic telex machines > I used to sell, dirt was the number 1 cause of failures. > We used contact cleaner + blower on them but requires a complete > disassembly. Ok.. I hope your A1000 is out of warranty, because cleaning that fan involves opening the case.. Here's what you do.. Open the case of your A1000, remove the screws holding the power supply, lift up the power supply (carefully), the fan is attached to the end of the power supply, get a cloth thats a little wet (not dripping), carefully wipe the dirt off the blades, as for the noise, your fan might need a little lubrication, I haven't lubricated my fan when I had my 1000 so I don't know, anyway, when you finished cleaning the fan, screw the power supply back on the board and you are back in business.. Hope that helps.. And I am not responsible for what happens to your 1000 if you don't do it right.. Steve Chan UUCP: gatech!petro!atrium!chanst