DC motor as fan

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Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:11 pm

strangers wrote:Well, I managed to test it today and it worked like a charm. Ran it on 4AA batteries, I could feel the air coming out of the end of the barrel, that thing can really move some air. I just hope this one lasts longer.
What did you test? My suggestion? Or what...
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Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:31 am

By test I mean I wrapped the fan in duct tape and then duct taped it to my current fan rig and it worked just fine no problems.
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So what you are saying is a: the fan works or b: the fan works and it does not ignite the fuel?
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Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:33 am

The fan works and it does not ignite the fuel, yes.
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Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:48 am

Stupid question but how would you mount the motor to the Chamber?
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Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:04 am

well me i would go to office depot and depending on how big your chamber is get the right size fan, like my 4" has a 80mm fan and i took the angle grinder with a skinny wheel on it and zipped off the corners so that is slides perfectly in the chamber and it just kind of free floats in there using the scrader valve as a forward stop, it just kind of lodges itself in there nicely
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