On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 14:46:00 GMT, kony <spam@spam.com> wrote:

>Dells often had ball-bearing fans, which may get no quieter
>(sometimes even louder) if lubed. These types of precision,
>(somewhat) high-speed ball-bearings unfortunately depend on
>a particular viscosity and volume of grease to perform
>optimally, and as such lubing will not have nearly the same
>benefit as a sleeve-bearing would.

The Panaflow we have discussed before has "Hydro-Wave bearing
technology".

"Utilizing the new Hydro-Wave bearing technology, the Panaflo L1
series produces stellar CFM (cubic feet per minute), while being some
of the quietest fans on the market."

I have seen references to "fluid bearings" before. I wonder how they
work.


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