[ltp] Fan or fan assembly replacement for T61

[Stefan Monnier]

>> Another issue is that they're often very vague about which models of T61
>> they are supposed to fit (and there's a fairly wide variety, between the
>> 14.1" tallscreen, the 14" widescreen, the 15", and also the "p" and "non
>> p" variants).  Do all those T61 variants accept the same fan?
> I had to replace the fan on an X220 recently and went through the same
> issue. The new fan I got was slightly different and I had to file and sand
> some of the frame to make it fit (looks like aluminum so it wasn't really
> hard to work with). I replaced the fan only. Replacing the heat pipes
> etc... won't buy you anything, you'll still have to get to the fan and might
> end up having to adjust/file/sand that assembly as well if it's not exactly
> the same.

Hmm... I'm beginning to get the feeling that I'm going to have to deal
with uncertainty, indeed (i.e. I'll have no idea whether the fan will
indeed fit before I get it and actually try to put it in).


        Stefan