Re: Hard drives breaking (heat?)

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From: Oz
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 00:00

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Mark Evans wrote on Wed, 22 Nov 2000
>Oz <Oz@upthorpe.demon.co.uk> wrote:
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>> Here dirt & fluff is a perpetual problem with all our PC's.
>> MTBF for fans is about 1 year, left on all the time.
>
>Are you using sleave or ball bearing fans.
>
>The former are a bit cheaper, but nowhere near
>so long lasting IME.

Have tried both over the years, including expensive papst fans.
IME (which is quite a bit) the cheap fans last longer.

Specs notwithstanding.

-- 
Oz

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From: Oz <Oz@upthorpe.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Hard drives breaking (heat?)
Date: 2000/11/22
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