This device may be overheating -Time Capsule Extreme - SOLVED

[@in-sympathy-old]

A lot of people are disassembling those nowadays in order to clean up the fan - well, that’s not enough actually to prevent it from overheating especially on hot summer days. I had to also replace the heatpads on mine under the radiators on the opposite side from the fan. The heatpads on mine looked awful with some fat-like liquid around them, so I bought a new pad, cut it to fit and so far so good - works like new. P.S.: pads seem to be about 2mm thick

[@murraytoddnyc]

It looks like this fixed my problem. (Except my exterior yellow/green indicator light isn't working so I must not have attached one of those tiny plugs right at the very end.) I was doing this to a Airport Extreme instead of a Time Capsule, but it worked pretty much the same without the hard drive in the middle. My two notes: 1) I was reading the comments here and had a hard time figuring out what "non-mineral machine oil" was (I don't think WD-40 is the right thing to use) but I think the "3-in-1 oil" in the USA is the appropriate thing, which is equivalent to "sewing machine spindle oil". 2) the tabs that hold the casing around the fan were incredibly delicate and I actually broke 3 of them getting it open. (They were BRITTLE!) But after cleaning and lubricating the fan, the case seemed to snap back well enough. Just be careful and be warned.

[@fernando.laudino]

Excelente vídeo! Consegui limpar o meu e parou de dar o superaquecimento. Obrigado!

[@danielbye1990]

Thanks a lot. You make it look easy, especially removing those really small cable connectors. Advice for other, just be gentle and have patience.

[@C2Installations]

This worked to clean my 8-year-old Airport One major caution...be very careful with the small, two-pin connector for the reset button. Instead of trying to disconnect it from its mating board connector, much better to simply slide the button assembly out of its position in the plastic tower housing and not attempt to unplug it. Trying to unplug it broke the one I was working on and fixing it is a nightmare, if not impossible. Also, the video instructions to "flip" the inner frame's upper mounting screws (silver, wide-head) are unclear. For these, they simply need to be unscrewed several turns CCW and are retained in place by springs. Once the screws are loose, pinch the inner frame structure towards the middle hard drive mounting gap to make sliding it out very easy.

[@darrenzeppelin5166]

I wish I saw your comment earlier. unfortunately I broke the connectors for all, light, fan and reset button. do you think soldering work will do ?

[@bf.258]

@@darrenzeppelin5166 oh dang.

8:35 "thanks for watching" ??? NO my friend: thanks a lot TO YOU for making such fine tutorial!!!

[@felipebgf]

I'm happy when I know that I helped people with this tutorial.

[@pietro64]

Many thanks. Now my Time Capsule works again!

[@drs-Rigo-Reus]

Just did mine, if you watch closely the grease has become hard and brown on the axis of the fan making it in need of extra power to turn when required, clean it with alcohol and put drop or two of non mineral machine oil on it. Voila!

[@vanuan]

Thanks for all!! Today I've solved an old problem with my time capsule! Thanks again!

[@eeandersen]

Nicely done, good detail with close-up , in-focus, camera work. I'll be doing this soon to stop the yellow triangles. Thanks!

[@robertowespi8599]

Você tinha que lubrificar não apenas o eixo do motor, mas onde o eixo entra. E limpar TUDO por dentro, pois toda a poeira que você deixou vai voltar para o ventilador.

[@kathyhodgins5161]

What are you using for the lubricant on the a-tip?

[@silviaradesky7740]

AWESOME VIDEO on a small, but extremely important problem!!

[@felipebgf]

Silvia Radesky Thanks for your comment. Hope this helps.

[@chumgrinder25]

Thanks for this. I had to do this twice and still the fan seizes up within a matter of minutes, so I will have to do it a third time once the new fan arrives. I was also confused by your instruction to "flip" the bottom screws, but figured it out. Otherwise, I had no problems following your instructions successfully.

[@RexSolet]

what did he mean by "flip" the bottom screws? I'm at that part now and although I seem to have unscrewed them, they don't come off?

[@felipebgf]

Hi I'm using Google Translate and flip screw = unscrew them. @@RexSolet

[@maltesemancave9335]

Flip means to unscrew the ‘retained’ screws - they will not fall out.

[@hachunhong]

Thanks so much, your video save my airport.❤

[@garethhutton6030]

Thanks, great vid. I followed every step, with some supplementary info from elsewhere and it worked perfectly. Cheers

[@lionzin170]

Olá Felipe, tudo bem? Sabe dizer quais ferramentas teve de comprar para realizar o reparo? Qual o nome dessa espátula? Qual o nome dessa chave para tirar os parafusos? Obrigado! :)

[@felipebgf]

Leonardo Braulio de Oliveira e Silva beleza Leonardo? Cara os nomes exatos eu não sei, mas a espátula foi em uma loja feminina acho que usam pra manicuri, a chave comprei em um xing ling mas já achei no camelô também. Chave sextavada. Lembrando que é um serviço delicado, o ideal é levar em uma assistência mas caso faça, é por sua conta e risco. Abraços e boa sorte.

[@lionzin170]

Felipe B. Ferreira show! valeu pela resposta! Devido ao isolamento social estou pensando em fazer por conta própria. Valeu pela recomendação :)

[@storungz]

Super great video man!! Thank you! I enjoyed learning and also dug the jams! Not too loud and not too sleepy! Cheers mate!

[@stevegauldphotography]

olá - Qual é o material na lata que você está usando como lubrificante? Você sabe o nome em inglês? Ótimo tutorial obrigado

[@felipebgf]

stevegauld photography Ola usei óleo lubrificante spray sem marca específica

[@stevegauldphotography]

@@felipebgf - Obrigado - temos WD40 no Reino Unido isso é adequado? Obrigado

[@felipebgf]

stevegauld photography ótimo WD40 é a refeito. Lembre-se de limpar bem a ventoinha e tirar com bastante cuidado os conectores.

[@stevegauldphotography]

@@felipebgf - Perfeito obrigado pelo vídeo e pela informação

[@FQ8]

Yeah agree this video was awesome, I would just replace it but Apple no longer makes them so may try this. If I fail/break something I'll go cloud backup. Thanks!

[@RyNoOriginals]

Great Video! Thank you for making it. Im having the same problem. Can you tell me what type of spray you were using at the end? Is it like WD40? Thanks again

[@felipebgf]

Ryan Norris WD40 is perfect or similar.

[@drs-Rigo-Reus]

wd40 is not an oil, its a cleaning solvent. Use non mineral oil for the axis of the fan.

[@murraytoddnyc]

@@drs-Rigo-Reus Is "3-in-1 oil" the same thing as non-mineral oil? I've spent ages Googling for anything using that term "non-mineral (machine) oil" without success.

[@drs-Rigo-Reus]

@@murraytoddnyc I'm using an oil i got with a pocket knife. Its from Hill knives Rotterdam, and comes in a small container. Not sure what it is called, could be sewing machine oil?

[@pokeutopia]

What is the tool list?

[@mrlode]

One of the connectors broke, now my airport won’t work. You marked it, but you did not unconnect it yourself. To the others: Do not do this yourself, order service on the unit.

[@ashleymarks]

just did the same thing....

[@keyhoodie6586]

I fixed mine by watching this video 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@bf.258]

This is really helpful! Thanks!

[@plamendimitrov1781]

O tutorial perfeito, quem poderia querer mais! Muitíssimo obrigado!

[@Jay_P86]

Flip the two screws.? What does that mean?

[@felipebgf]

juan Perez remove. Remover.

[@drs-Rigo-Reus]

turn until loose, the have a spring under them.

[@maltesemancave9335]

They are retained screws and will not fall out once loose.

[@khoailam]

Thank you! Now my problem is solve

[@Potew]

Isso é quase impossível de ser consertado, haja paciência!!

[@Chris4ord]

I’m nervous to try this but not sure there’s another way to sort the error message.

[@keyhoodie6586]

There isn't! The fan is bind up.

[@keyhoodie6586]

Thank you!

[@UstazKreatif]

can airport time capsule use ssd?

[@getinsidelife]

SATA is SATA, yes.

[@jarochoking]

Yes, but you shouldn’t do it for the speed. The bottleneck will be your Ethernet connection. If you do it, you should do it because of the durability of the SSD. I think it will be cheaper to buy a second hand TC and daisy chain the devices. Also saves you a lot of work regarding taking our the hdd and installing the ssd.

[@antoninolongo985]

thanks a lot

[@peopatron2007]

Ola. Vc faz esse serviço? Quanto cobra? Qual teu contato?

[@felipebgf]

Pedro Luiz Jr tudo bem? Infelizmente Não faço esse serviço comercialmente. Meu objetivo foi fazer um tutorial para ajudar que passar pelo mesmo problema.

[@dimiebr]

Obteve resposta dele?

[@felipebgf]

Infelizmente Não faço esse serviço comercialmente. Meu objetivo foi fazer um tutorial para ajudar que passar pelo mesmo problema.

[@WallerPictures]

@@felipebgf Olá. Rapaz, se vc fizesse esse serviço, ia ganhar uns cobres, hein? E sua casa ia ficar cheia de TC's velhinhas, tentando conserto - rsrs. Mandei o vídeo pra um técnico aqui em Goiânia, vamos ver se ele anima a tentar o procedimento. Ótimo vídeo, a propósito. Vlw!