Re: is my power supply dieing?

good night. it is now 12:30 here; time for bed!

On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 12:20 AM Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I think I'[ll just take it to a shop tomorrow!
>
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 12:18 AM Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > After opening the box I found that the fan I was talking about is a
> > chassis fan..... sorry.
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 12:13 AM Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss
> > <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > On 7/13/20 8:41 PM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> > > > inxi tells me this about my fans:
> > > > Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0 fan-1: 3139 fan-3: 0
> > > Look at the fan while it's on... does it look like it's spinning? It
> > > possible that it IS spinning and the CPU fan is fimply plugged into the
> > > wrong fan connector or the CPU fan is running but is a 2 wire fan that
> > > doesn't report fan speeds.
> > > > So my cpu fan isn't working. I thought my computer would CRASH/FREEZE
> > > > more often if the cpu fan wasn't working.
> > > There is still a heat sync which does give the CPU a bit of cooling all
> > > by itself, so that could give you a buffer until it can't cope with the
> > > amount of heat being produced anymore.
> > > > I'm not sure but I think my power supply fan is running slow. Is that a thing?
> > > That's absolutely a thing, and one of the most common power supply
> > > problems you will find. If your fan is indeed spinning slow, it is
> > > possible to replace a CPU fan but it will require a little bit of
> > > soldering if you are comfortable with that. You can also buy yourself a
> > > little time by putting some oil on the fans bearings.. but it won't buy
> > > you very much time... a few months maybe.
> > > Otherwise, if your sure it's spinning slow, it might be time for a new
> > > power supply.... but make sure it's truly spinning slow. If you are
> > > using an LED flashlight, it may be using PWM modulation to dim the
> > > light, which can make computer fans appear to spin at different speeds
> > > that they actually are.
> > >
> > > Good Luck,
> > > Brian Cluff
> > >
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