[SunHELP] FCO #A0089-1 only on five-bladed fans?

[Peter Stokes]

Hi

I recently had to do a running repair on an Ultra 1 and used a Pentium fan
(do not know which one as it was handed to me). However the fan did not
quite have the same hole spacing, so only one of the screws would align
correctly. I would not recommend this as a permanent fix only temporary.

As far as the replacement I believe there is only one part number
irrespective of the fan type and I would go for a fan which is designed as a
replacement, although expensive it pales into insignificance against a
replacement motherboard.

If you are having problems sourcing one let me know off list and I can
supply one from stock in the UK.

BTW your old fan should be file in the round filing cabinet, do not bother
trying to repair, the bearings are gone.

Peter
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Peter Stokes
Ashlyn Computer Services Ltd
Tel: +44 (0)1636-627900
Fax: +44 (0)1636-627909
Mbl: +44 (0)7977-532320
Web: http://www.ashlyn.co.uk
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-----Original Message-----
From: sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org]On
Behalf Of Carl-Johan Schenstrom
Sent: 26 July 2001 10:30
To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
Subject: [SunHELP] FCO #A0089-1 only on five-bladed fans?



I've got an Ultra 1 in which, not surprisingly, the CPU fan has failed.
The fan has seven blades. I called Sun here in Sweden to have it replaced
but they told me that the FCO only applies to five-bladed fans.

Has anyone else succeeded in getting a replacement for a seven-bladed fan?
If not, what are my alternatives? Buying from Sun? Third-party? Can I use
a fan for an Intel system? If so, should it be designed for a 486 or a
Pentium?

The fan runs if I help it a bit. Does this imply that it's possible to
repair it, or would this just be wasted effort?

Thanks!

//cjs

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