On Wed, 4 Apr 2012 23:01:02 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:05:42 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Wed, 4 Apr 2012 14:24:41 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

Bill wrote:


To each his own, but that sound like a strangle place to put a
screwdriver. How about just holding them with your finger (s)?


Why Bill? He's just trying to keep the blades from turning. You are
right - a finger could easily do it, but there is nothing wrong with using a
screw driver either. Methinks he wants to keep his fingers from getting
dirty...

A soft plastic wand (for the princesses) or wooden popsicle stick
would be a lot safer around electronics, boys and girls.
Except you are doing this with the power DISCONNECTED. And HOPEFULLY
before strting to blow the air. Sticking a screwdriver into a rapidly
spinning PC fan WILL remove blades.

Maybe if it's a really crappy fan or turning really fast, but the
average PC fan just stalls when you stick a screwdriver in it. If you
don't time it right you may scratch a blade though.

If it is spinning from compressed air and you even TOUCH the tip with
a screwdriver, the fan is HISTORY. Running as designed they are
hardly "rapidly spinning". - but I've seen them shatter even under
their own power when someone who will remain nameless stuck a
screwdriver in to stop the fan to see if it was the PS fan that was
noisy.