[geeks] netgear fan replacement help

[Patrick Finnegan]

Netgear has a lifetime warranty, and if they don't produce the switch
anymore, they'll swap you to a (better) model that they do make.  It might
make more sense than spending $40 on fans...

Pat

On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 4:17 PM Nathan Raymond <nraymond at gmail.com> wrote:

> Whoa, I did not check what model switch that was, had no idea OP was
> talking about replacing fans in a 10/100 unmanaged switch. I recommend
> recycling the switch, and either getting a fanless gigabit unmanaged switch
> if you're on a budget (they are very cheap these days), or maybe
> considering planning for the future if you have some money and look at some
> 10gig options. For short runs, the Netgear GS110MX-100NAS can do 10gig over
> CAT 7, is unmanaged, and costs $200. The MikroTik CRS305-1G-4S+IN has four
> SFP+ cages and an RJ-45 gigabit LAN port, runs $175 and is good if you need
> more cabling flexibility and manageability (800MHz CPU, 512MB RAM, can run
> MikroTik RouterOS L5 or SwitchOS).
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 4:04 PM Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm all for keeping old hardware running, but a replacement switch is $80
> > new,
> > and that is a 10/100 Fast Ethernet switch...
> >
> > Does it have a lifetime warranty from Netgear?
> >
> > Igor a great 24x no-name manages switch with 4x 10 Gb ports for $139
> IIRC,
> > maybe time to upgrade?
> >
> > Lionel
> >
> > > On Feb 7, 2019, at 2:23 PM, Sandwich Maker <adh at an.bradford.ma.us>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > just discovered the fan in my netgear fs524 has started howling.  it's
> > > been living next to the dsl modem and demarc in my unheated basement
> > > for several years but the recent bitter cold may have affected it.
> > >
> > > snooping and poking around on the net reveals that it's a 40mm*2 *
> > > 20mm 5v 7.5-8.0 cfm fan - right?  i'm not sure of the power
> > > connector though.  can anyone here verify the details?
> > >
> > > ebay shows 2 vendors i've never heard of with exact-replacement fans
> > > for $20, but i'd prefer to buy from newark or digikey if only i knew
> > > exactly what to order...
> > >
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