Re: OT: How to disable the lights on modern case fans
Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 13:41:27 UTC
On 2023-05-19 00:05, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > 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. Never tried this, but ... Might drilling out the lights work? You'd have to actually destroy the led, or at least break one of the wires / contacts. Kind of drastic compared to nailpolish, but more permanent...