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Replacement fan made from melted material

Replacement fan made from melted material

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UnaAdem
Junior Member
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07-30-2016, 10:21 PM
#1
Hey, So erm my laptop cpu fan decided to start making a grinding sound on me and i ordered a new fan it looked different to my laptop fan but had the same part number on the bag so i contiued and went ahead with replacing it, i powered on the pc and was immediatly hit with the smell of burning i powered off the laptop and discovered that the fan motor had had a brief fire and went bang... After closer inspection of the fan i saw that its only a 5v 0.5a fan where as the stock fan is 12v 0.5a So after waiting for another fan to come today which actually looked like my fan after installation and had the right power/wattage i now get no power to the fan is it possible that the first fan shorted something when it went bang? I dont see any burn marks on the board but i also dont have any equipment to test for power What could i do? The laptop make is preditor helios 300 ph317-55
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UnaAdem
07-30-2016, 10:21 PM #1

Hey, So erm my laptop cpu fan decided to start making a grinding sound on me and i ordered a new fan it looked different to my laptop fan but had the same part number on the bag so i contiued and went ahead with replacing it, i powered on the pc and was immediatly hit with the smell of burning i powered off the laptop and discovered that the fan motor had had a brief fire and went bang... After closer inspection of the fan i saw that its only a 5v 0.5a fan where as the stock fan is 12v 0.5a So after waiting for another fan to come today which actually looked like my fan after installation and had the right power/wattage i now get no power to the fan is it possible that the first fan shorted something when it went bang? I dont see any burn marks on the board but i also dont have any equipment to test for power What could i do? The laptop make is preditor helios 300 ph317-55

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ProSkipperz
Member
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07-31-2016, 05:29 AM
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It's possible a wire, trace, connector, or fuse got damaged due to motor overload. For testing tools, inexpensive multimeters are available at most hardware or electronics shops today—LEDs and resistors can also serve as alternatives. However, I suggest taking the device to a tech repair shop; fixing or replacing faulty wires is likely necessary at this stage. Hope this assists.
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ProSkipperz
07-31-2016, 05:29 AM #2

It's possible a wire, trace, connector, or fuse got damaged due to motor overload. For testing tools, inexpensive multimeters are available at most hardware or electronics shops today—LEDs and resistors can also serve as alternatives. However, I suggest taking the device to a tech repair shop; fixing or replacing faulty wires is likely necessary at this stage. Hope this assists.