Date:         Mon, 15 May 1995 14:56:25 +0000
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Harry Yates" <hyates@bcit.bc.ca>
Subject:      Fans, was Re: Refrigerator and alarm

Hi David.  Just curious about this little fan.  How big is it?  I 
have one that runs on one D cell with a 4" blade with adjustable 
gooseneck that I use to cool the van while camped.  It let's us sleep 
in the heat anyway!!  I only get 2 or 3 nights out of the one cell 
though.  I paid around $12 CDN a couple years ago.

Is this little fan made specifically for the fridge?

Just curious.
Harry.

> On the subject of refrigerator fans, I recently bought a small fan that
> circulates air *inside* the fridge.  This one is nice, because by
> virtue of the fact that it runs on two "D" cells, it requires no wiring
> or cutting the inside wall of the fridge.  To give you an idea of how
> much current these small cooling fans use, the makers of this fan claim
> that it will run for 30 days on 2 alkaline D cells.  Since I'm going
> to be using it for 29 days straight, I'll have a chance to test that
> claim.  It is nothing more than a small motor with a fan blade with a
> plastic housing, that sits on the bottom of the fridge and blows air
> upwards.  I was gouged almost $20 for this from Camping World (I really
> hate advertising for this place, but I didn't see this thing anywhere
> else).  I am convinced (and I think Derek will agree) that this fan will
> increase the cooling potential of my fridge by circulating the air inside.
> I just hope it will work in the dark.  :-)
> 
> -David
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Harry yates         Internet: hyates@bcit.bc.ca
'90 Syncro Westfalia          Burnaby, BC
'87 Golf Diesel