<div dir="ltr"><div>I will back MPS on this. Avoid adding lubricant inside your computer.<br><br></div>-Michael<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Scoops Adamczyk <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:scoops@caltech.edu" target="_blank">scoops@caltech.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Aug 23, 2013, at 12:56 PM, Matthew Campbell <<a href="mailto:dvdmatt@gmail.com">dvdmatt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> For the cost of a good high-quality fan ($7-14) I replace the usually poor one that ships with the computer if I have spent the time to open the case. The savings in power and noise are bonus on top of the more efficient cooling you get with a better designed unit.<br>
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Is my math correct?<br>
If the old fan uses ~20 watts and the new uses (possibly) 1/2 the power (10 watts), and at $0.07 / kWh, ummm lets see...<br>
10 watts * $7E-5 / hour = $0.0007 / hour savings. Or 10,000 hours of use to pay for the $7 fan.<br>
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. Scoops<br>
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