Re: OT: How to disable the lights on modern case fans
Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 07:05:50 UTC
On Fri, 2023-05-19 at 08:39 +0200, Ireneusz Pluta/wp.pl wrote: > W dniu 19.05.2023 o 08:31, Steve O'Hara-Smith pisze: > > On Fri, 19 May 2023 08:24:37 +0200 > > "Ireneusz Pluta/wp.pl" <ipluta@wp.pl> wrote: > > > > > W dniu 19.05.2023 o 06:56, Aryeh Friedman pisze: How > > > > do I turn the damned things off (it is making it impossible to sleep). > > > > > > > use black insulating tape. If not enough, add more layers. > > Copper or aluminium tape is far more effective. > > > but not safe so close to the electronic stuff. > Insulating tape doesn't stick forever, a kind of duct tape probably does, but also does look more disgusting than insulating tape already does. If it's not possible to open the fan housing, then I agree with Dan Mahoney, trying black nail polish in several coats. It might not hold, flake off, but while insulating tape that gets into the fan could damage it, dry, flaked off nail polish will not. Should the nail polish hold, it was also easier to apply and looks better than any kind of tape. Related to tape or polish I can't comment on smoke or burn. I just suspect that this isn't a risk.