Can I take my fans off and put them back on

Avalez · 17 Mar 2020 at 03:29

Delete

b00merang69 · 17 Mar 2020 at 03:36

No not unless many many times.

ANDARIAL · 17 Mar 2020 at 08:38

Perfectly fine to remove them
I do this for a good clean every now and then

Can`t see it stripping the thread unless you are removing/reinstalling many many times or are overtightening them on reinstall

LuckyBenski · 18 Mar 2020 at 00:31

It should be fine but I often like to try and land the screw in the same thread channel each time. Never had a fan strip out yet.

Deleted member 77746 · 18 Mar 2020 at 07:38

Never had any thread break from the 20 years messing about with computers. Ever.

Avalez · 18 Mar 2020 at 08:07

mrbell1984 said:
Never had any thread break from the 20 years messing about with computers. Ever.

20 years? That has definitively reassured me!

Terminal_Boy · 18 Mar 2020 at 08:13

Avalez said:
I have two corsair fans, Obliviously with plastic fans, you screw and create your own thread. Does this mean I can take them off and reattach them? Won't the plastic thread wear out and break.

You’ll be fine unless you use crazy strength or a cordless screwdriver with a high torque setting.