Whitey

Bollocks! Why else would the manual say to change the transformer oil on a regular basis? You can actually test the transformer oil and see how bad it is by picking up the little black box and shaking it. If you can hear the liquid sloshing around, it means that the transformer oil is still good. If on the other hand, you don't hear anything, that means your transformer oil has become too thick and degraded. You need to change it right away.

SageAndOnion

Buy yourself a PC. No need for oil changes with them.

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Whitey

Wrong! Doesn't matter if it is pC or Mac. Admittedly, the Mac does pull more juice and needs more often changes. Ubuntu does more with less so needs fewer changes.

bet

There are 4 laptops in my office; HP, Compac, Toshiba and an Acer.

None have a power supply that you can hear oil sloshing about. None of the manuals mention an oil-change. The online manual for the mac powerbook pro fails to mention anything about an oil-change.

Quite frankly I find the idea to be ludicrous. If a transformer of such low-power needed an oil change, and it was recommended by the manufacturer, there would be a provision on the charger to facilitate.

Whilst I don't want to get into a pissing contest over this, I stand by my previous advice.

kenkannif

I thought Whitey was on a wind up personally....surely oil wouldn't help cool anything down???

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Whitey

Ah, but the oil does keep transformers cool. Read the Wikipedia entry:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer_oil

No need to get into a pissing contest, Bet. Since you obviously won't change your transformer oil for your laptop, have you greased your hard drive bearings recently? Sometimes you have to open your hard drive and repack the bearings to keep it running well.

And while you're at it, ever had a light stop blinking on your laptop? The only sure way to keep that from happening is with blinker fluid. You can buy it at the shop, right between the laptop transformer oil and hard drive bearing grease.

kenkannif

Mental...live and learn huh and apologies to you Whitey...now surely blinker fluid isn't true???

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And if it gets a virus where do you put the antibiotics in? Do antibiotics work on a virus or is it rest and fluids?

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this is most informative... keep 'em coming, whitey

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Capricious

So Whitey how often do I need to hire you to change the transformer oil on my MacBook

theanimaster

Ummm am I missing something? You don't NEED a transformer in the first place for the macbook -- they have their own switching power supply. You only need those large transformers for appliances that don't have their own switching power supply.

This:
doesn't need this:

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Eric C

theanimaster, the white block / brick in your pic has a transformer inside it mate. It converts the input power 110/220 volts A/C to DC power and regulates the amount of DC power that is delivered to your Mac.

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Keep it up whitey, you're doing well.... As for the transformers needing oil, you are correct BUT only for big transformers like on powerlines....they use about 3-800 litres depending on their size

Shop assistant: Yes sir can i help you?
Customer: Yes, my computer isn't running well at the moment, can you help me?
Shop assistant: Certainly sir, it needs a grease and oil....ten minutes and it'll be like new

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