Date:         Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:54:49 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: refrigerator fan replacement
Comments: To: Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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Jim,

good point. my fan seems to work ok, it does cycle on and off when
needed (indicating that it is cooling the fins).

Alistair


On 22-Jul-04, at 9:47 AM, Jim Felder wrote:

> Gowesty has replacement fans with better, quieter blades. I found one
> on their ebay site (if I remember correctly) a lot cheaper than their
> catalog price.
>
> It seems that the fan being pointed where it's pointed is important,
> and the muffin fan didn't seem to create the stream of air that the
> original fan did. Of course if it does work as well, the muffin fan
> will be quieter and probably last much longer.
>
> Jim
>
> On Jul 22, 2004, at 11:13 AM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> My fan packed it in a year ago. I first thought it was the temp sensor
>> which is attached to the fins on the outside back of the fridge, but
>> it
>> tested ok (ohm meter and a lighter test). Turned out to be the fan
>> motor itself, the brush holder had broken and its is not really
>> repairable. I substituted a small 12V muffin fan mounted via an "L"
>> shaped bracket attached to the original fan bracket holes in the
>> fridge.
>>
>> Testing an replacement done, of course, with fridge on bench.
>>
>> Alistair
>> '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
>>
>> http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/