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Both of the fans broke on my 6 year old laptop simultaneously, Good thing I just happened to have large scraps of aluminum to heat sink until the fans arrive. (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) by lyrial@lemmy.sdf.org to c/machinist@sh.itjust.works

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There are another 4 blocks under the laptop to further dissipate heat. Off camera, there is a large box fan and a ceiling fan keeping it from thermal death. Sometimes, keeping scrap can help immensely.

I just need one day of web browsing at 80 C to keep it alive (I hope).

ETA: the acutual pic

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[–] lyrial@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

It's not that big a deal because I'm getting new fans on Friday, I just need to keep the thing cool enough to browse the web etc.

[–] nehal3m@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago

Just browse on your phone for a day, it’s not worth the risk.