Just wanted to quickly chime in. I’ve been having the yellow light + overheating warning in Airport Utility. I decided to open up the Airport Extreme to see what was going on. Found very light dust, so I lightly greased the fan and put it back in. Tested it without putting the case back on, and the fan would periodically turn on after powering up. On the times it didn’t spin up, if I gave it a little spin, then it would go at full RPM for a minute before slowing down to a more normal speed.
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Just wanted to quickly chime in. I’ve been experiencing the yellow light + overheating warning in Airport Utility. I decided to open up the Airport Extreme to see what was going on. Found very light dust, so I lightly greased the fan and put it back in. Tested it without putting the case back on, and the fan would periodically turn on after powering up. On the times it didn’t spin up, if I gave it a little spin, then it would go at full RPM for a minute before slowing down to a more normal speed.
All that to say . . . I’m not entirely sure if the fan simply wasn’t spinning up all the time due to load, or if indeed the fan was dying. I’m confused because when it (did) spin up, it seemed like the motor was totally fine. Even adding a bit of friction to the fan didn’t stop it. So I’m pretty stumped.
I decided to order a new fan from eBay for $14. Will install it just to be safe and hope for the best.
Just wanted to quickly chime in. I’ve been having the yellow light + overheating warning in Airport Utility. I decided to open up the Airport Extreme to see what was going on. Found very light dust, so I lightly greased the fan and put it back in. Tested it without putting the case back on, and the fan would periodically turn on after powering up. On the times it didn’t spin up, if I gave it a little spin, then it would go at full RPM for a minute before slowing down to a more normal speed.
All that to say . . . I’m not entirely sure if the fan simply wasn’t spinning up all the time due to load, or if indeed the fan was dying. I’m confused because when it (did) spin up, it seemed like the motor was totally fine. Even adding a bit of friction to the fan didn’t stop it. So I’m pretty stumped.
I decided to order a new fan from eBay for $14. Will install it just to be safe and hope for the best.