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GS728TP replacement /spare fan
Hello, After almost seven years 24/7 the fans of the GS728TP switch are getting more and more noisy. What are the right spare fan models and where can I buy them?
> What are the right spare fan models and where can I buy them?
I have no idea. I'd look at the actual fans, and then search this
new Inter-Web thing to find suitable replacement parts. Having a
drop-in spare network switch can make this more convenient.
> Model: GS728TP|ProSafe 24 ports PoE Smart switch with 8 PoE+ ports
I don't use use "Smart" or PoE, so I haven't looked, but, for my simple
unmanaged switches, I've avoided models with fans for a long time.
In an emergency, I've managed to do some disassembly, cleaning, and
insinuation of a drop of oil into the occasional dying fan. It was much
easier in the days of 5.25-inch fans, I'll admit. Remarkably effective,
in many cases, however, even for newer/smaller ones.
Possibly a more appropriate venue:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/bd-p/business-smart-plus-click-switches
Oil and fans are a difficult combination, you'll invariably create an oil aerosol liberally covering the insides of your device - as a result dust settles and creates a sticky matting over the internal components acting as a heat insulator (both damaging components, increasing fan noise trying to counteract and becoming a fire hazard).
Replacing the fans is usually the only real option, but I doubt these are considered to be (officially-) user-servicable, so documentating might be lacking.
> Oil and fans are a difficult combination, you'll invariably create an
> oil aerosol liberally covering the insides of your device [...]"invariably"? Strange, then, that I've never observed "a drop of
oil" "liberally covering" anything, any place. Do you believe that fan
manufacturers don't use lubricants? Read it again. I didn't (and
wouldn't) recommend immersing the fan _blades_ in oil.They do use oil (well, not always), but they use it more sparingly than most users do - and they often seal the bearings up (with the label). Furthermore they apply the lubrication in the production process, before the blades are attached, placing the lubrication where it needs to be, rather than trying to reach the bearings with the blades attached.
> [...] they often seal the bearings up (with the label). [...]
And I couldn't replace that label with a piece of tape?
> [...] placing the lubrication where it needs to be, [...]
Well, duh. Perhaps _you_ can't do this job correctly. That doesn't
prove that others also can't.