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« on: July 08, 2010, 04:38:20 AM »

Just a little fan factoid for the gang:

In my recently acquired Game King, I had a dried up squeaky 80mm fan in the top box that was driving me crazy.  Many of you may already know this, but before you run out and buy a new fan to get rid of that irritating noise, a little drop of oil can work wonders for the ears.  Here's what I did:

1.  Remove fan.
2.  Peel back the center decal/sticker covering the center shaft/spindle that the fan.
3.  Put one drop of 3 in 1 oil (not WD-40) over the center shaft.  BE CAREFUL not to get any oil on the PCB's!!! I have also used a drop of Synthetic motor oil and have had years of silence using this as well.
4.  Manually turn the fans.
5.  Wipe off any excess oil off of the fan housing.
6.  Replace the decal/sticker.
7.  Reinstall the fan.
8.  Power up the machine.
9.  Enjoy the silence.  Wink

Cheers,
Jason
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« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2010, 11:36:04 AM »

Great tip!  applause applause applause Thanks!
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« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2010, 11:41:44 AM »

Good tip, thanks Jason.
Since you aquired your machine I've learned quite a bit about the GK! Can't wait til I'm ready to find one.
Should be sometime Sept/Oct. as we are closing on a house end of this month. Already have a bedroom (no basement  bawling) designated as "The Slot Room". And a spot designated for a GK!   propeller
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« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2010, 07:49:59 PM »

No problem.  I just have this OCD to learn about things inside and out.  More info to come in the GK boards.

Yeah, I'm still in shock about Bob Probert.  He was my #1 sports hero of all time.  In fact, I created and owned a big hockey fight website that I've since sold off, but it was done because of him (www.hockeyfighters.com).  I set up a Facebook page months ago for him...the comments are overwhelmingly cool.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Bob-Probert/56230592428

Thanks,
Jason

Good tip, thanks Jason.
Since you aquired your machine I've learned quite a bit about the GK! Can't wait til I'm ready to find one.
Should be sometime Sept/Oct. as we are closing on a house end of this month. Already have a bedroom (no basement  bawling) designated as "The Slot Room". And a spot designated for a GK!   propeller
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« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2010, 11:35:56 AM »

Oh! That was yours? wow what a small world.
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« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2010, 11:49:38 AM »

Just a little fan factoid for the gang:

In my recently acquired Game King, I had a dried up squeaky 80mm fan in the top box that was driving me crazy.  Many of you may already know this, but before you run out and buy a new fan to get rid of that irritating noise, a little drop of oil can work wonders for the ears.  Here's what I did:

1.  Remove fan.
2.  Peel back the center decal/sticker covering the center shaft/spindle that the fan.
3.  Put one drop of 3 in 1 oil (not WD-40) over the center shaft.  BE CAREFUL not to get any oil on the PCB's!!! I have also used a drop of Synthetic motor oil and have had years of silence using this as well.
4.  Manually turn the fans.
5.  Wipe off any excess oil off of the fan housing.
6.  Replace the decal/sticker.
7.  Reinstall the fan.
8.  Power up the machine.
9.  Enjoy the silence.  Wink

Cheers,
Jason

another thing to consider is to buy the thermal fans !--I mentioned it before on some post of "I" -games I think ??
they only come on & go back off at a set temp. --very cheap to buy .

that way when you turn machine on its not getting ready for take off with noise ..

it just comes on when inside cabinet temp. reaches a certain temp. --then they cycle --same as your automotive cooling system fans ..

you turn on the A/C  most auto's are wired on MAX AIR for the fans to come on etc . then as it cools they turn off .
plus for the small amount of juice to run them .. if there off --there not usng any juice !!

just a thought --since most fans>>in machines << have been on 24/7 for 5 yrs  anyways by the time it hits the home owners house ..

you can find them on ebay --dont buy from HAAP--to expensive all around ..
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« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2010, 01:46:04 PM »

Personally, the Hanson brothers were my favorite players... Tongue Out


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« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2010, 11:16:35 PM »

Just a little fan factoid for the gang:

In my recently acquired Game King, I had a dried up squeaky 80mm fan in the top box that was driving me crazy.  Many of you may already know this, but before you run out and buy a new fan to get rid of that irritating noise, a little drop of oil can work wonders for the ears.  Here's what I did:

1.  Remove fan.
2.  Peel back the center decal/sticker covering the center shaft/spindle that the fan.
3.  Put one drop of 3 in 1 oil (not WD-40) over the center shaft.  BE CAREFUL not to get any oil on the PCB's!!! I have also used a drop of Synthetic motor oil and have had years of silence using this as well.
4.  Manually turn the fans.
5.  Wipe off any excess oil off of the fan housing.
6.  Replace the decal/sticker.
7.  Reinstall the fan.
8.  Power up the machine.
9.  Enjoy the silence.  Wink

Cheers,
Jason

another thing to consider is to buy the thermal fans !--I mentioned it before on some post of "I" -games I think ??
they only come on & go back off at a set temp. --very cheap to buy .

that way when you turn machine on its not getting ready for take off with noise ..

it just comes on when inside cabinet temp. reaches a certain temp. --then they cycle --same as your automotive cooling system fans ..

you turn on the A/C  most auto's are wired on MAX AIR for the fans to come on etc . then as it cools they turn off .
plus for the small amount of juice to run them .. if there off --there not usng any juice !!

just a thought --since most fans>>in machines << have been on 24/7 for 5 yrs  anyways by the time it hits the home owners house ..

you can find them on ebay --dont buy from HAAP--to expensive all around ..
Another great idea, thanks Rocket!
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