swapping FAN in same heatsink

[seaweedsl]

My buddy had his T42p fan fail on him and I've got an R51 spare. We are in Mexico, so parts are harder to come by.

Has anybody ever tried to swap the fan unit from an R onto a T heatsink? Think it'll work?


Thanks,
Steve

[dsvochak]

There is this thread:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... ilit=r+fan

[ajkula66]

And should that fail, PM me and I'll rush you a M10 fan for T42p...

[seaweedsl]

Thanks guys. We checked last night and the R series fan does not fit the T series heatsink. It's a thicker fan and has different mounting points. Better just to swap in another.

Appreciate the offer, George. I think we found a replacement here in Mexico.

Cheers,
Steve