swapping FAN in same heatsink

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swapping FAN in same heatsink

#1 Post by seaweedsl » Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:18 pm

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
T42p 14", T61 15", T601F

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Re: swapping FAN in same heatsink

#2 Post by dsvochak » Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:07 pm

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Re: swapping FAN in same heatsink

#3 Post by ajkula66 » Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:05 pm

And should that fail, PM me and I'll rush you a M10 fan for T42p...
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Re: swapping FAN in same heatsink

#4 Post by seaweedsl » Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:03 am

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
T42p 14", T61 15", T601F

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