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Maintenance intervals for bitaxe?


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(@hallie52)
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What kind of maintenance is required on these bitaxe and how often? And does anyone know what's the typical life expectancy of these little machines?

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(@sunny-skies123)
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just make sure you dust them.. fan and heat sink too.

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(@hallie52)
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@sunny-skies123 how would I clean the heat sink? Do I have to take the fan off, or can I just blow air through the side?

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(@laird-bird)
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@hallie52 ideally you remove the fan and get all the dust off the heatsink. If you don't have the time but still want to do something you can get a spray can of air and point it at the heat sink from the side.

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(@devanglenn7)
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@hallie52 You can also remove the fan and brush off the dust manually.. like with a soft brush. You don't have to buy compressed air.

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(@yurijoseph14)
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Eventually you'll need to re-apply the thermal paste, but I haven't figured out yet how often that needs to be done.

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(@bitaxeboss347)
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@yurijoseph14 quality thermal paste can last for several years. You don't need to think much about it unless your temps get too high.

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hey thanks this post just reminded me I need to order some more compressed air I'm almost out hehe

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(@tech-guru2025)
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If you don't want to remove the fan you can stick you finger between the blades to make it stop spinning, and then spray compressed air through the opening.

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