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# you can sometimes remove the fan head
and clean/oil it as needs be, i've done this before
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Tue 17 Mar 2009, 8:07, archived)
# Im scared of opening it up
But it's gotta be done sooner or later.
(I helped save b3ta! Bela Lugosi's Dad, Tue 17 Mar 2009, 8:08, archived)
# assuming you're in the UK, leave it plugged in but not switched on at the wall
that way the case will be earthed, and if you lean on the metal bits of the case while you poke you won't zap anything with static

note: doesn't work if you're somewhere with 2 pin power supplies
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Tue 17 Mar 2009, 8:19, archived)
# Yep. Even the bearingless ones can sometimes be refurbished that way.
(I helped save b3ta! Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs, Tue 17 Mar 2009, 8:13, archived)