[Tfug] 90mm fan

[Bexley Hall]

>     I have a Compaq power supply that's giving out
> or, more precisely,
> its fan
> is making noises that suggest its days are numbered.
> Unfortunately this
> fan is 90mm,
> and I had to go out on the internet to get one.
>      This PS has ACPI with thermal sensing that
> causes the fans to "rev
> up" when the computer
> it powers is "hot on a job". Is there something I
> missed in the
> specification of the replacement
> fan? I'm wondering if all fans run at variable speed
> or do you need
> special ones  that
> "rev up" when the power demand rises.

Depends on how the motor is wound.
Grab <any old generic fan> and wire it in.
If it works, chances are *most* will work...
<grin>


 
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