Im not sure this has been posted anywhere. I hope this can ease the air cooling user on cleaning their fans. I have almost 6 casing fans that on 24/7 , 2 of them is transparent color fan and 1 is Cooler master Aero 7+. These fans are super dirty and the dirt almost cover the color on the fan..Cleaning them is not easy especially the Aero 7+ as the fins are ridiculous small and unable to reach by cloth...

Thus, i came of an idea and i've tested it during chinese new year. Just 3 steps can clean ur computer fans just like new.

1. Prepare a baldi of water, pour the dish cleaner liquid inside the baldi. I pour about 1 ml dish cleaner.

*The step may be risky. STOP here if u dun wan to take the risk. 3 of my tested fans cost about Rm 200 last time, but still i have confident it will work.

2. Dip the fans inside the baldi. I left the cable out, just my fans are in the water with dish cleaner.

*AFAIK, dishcleaner can clean away oil easily. I dip the fans about 10 hours as i perform it at mindnight.

3. Take out the fans and wipe with dry cloth, leave it dry for few days.

* It was a surprise when i saw the fans are so clean. previously, i unable to clean the dirt on the fans using cloth, and some edge that unable to clena. I have leave the fans dry for 2 days.

Additional: U may add some lubricant to the motor

All the fans are in working condition after i confirm it is 100% dry. Now my fans are like new, my cooler master green color fan speed has increase back from 2300 to 2500rpm. All the dirt inside the bearing has been clean, the fins are shiny..
Notice the fins of Cooler master aero 7, as i use it as a casing fan, the fins are very dirty, previously it was black color...Because i unable to reach the fin using cloth.





This post has been edited by Crazyboyrs: Mar 5 2007, 03:42 PM

Good suggestion, but the fan still perform like normal..Errm, i think the fans today work using magnet, i dun c any contact between them wor..
Mine dun have any problem, works fine..My PC is facing the kitchcen, tat's y i dip so long because i wanna get rid of the oil stick there for months...together with the dirt...After dip for 10 hours, my baldi water become totally black, cant even c the fans....

Last time i did that, but realise it is very insufficinet, sometimes there are corner which unable to reach using the earbud...

My fren tried clean the whole motherboard using liquid, it works too..

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Added on March 7, 2007, 3:16 amThanks man, i just wanna share this experience. However, how many of the forummers here actually dare to take the test? Just a cheap fan can proof my idea is good

This post has been edited by Crazyboyrs: Mar 7 2007, 03:16 AM

Nice advice there, i think ur knowledge of RC car really applicable on the fan as it deals wit motor...However, afaik, the fan may look like those motor from Tamiya car engine, last time i use to modify the hyper dash motor...I think the water would not affect the spinning..

Hahaha..true. As long as there's no current flow, i tink it sud b ok.Just like those Handphones that drop into water, take out the batt immediately and dry it up for few days may safe the HP life

My fans still going strng, faster than ever....

What happened to ur fans? There has been a case of mine where the fan is unalligned, where the bearing will move and shake that cause annoying sound.