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Phnom Krom
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So...a 10 dollar fan...

Usually lasts 1 year or two....some make or 5 or 8 years.

A 50 buck Hatari...same fan result....oh so much bettet though....just died after 2 years...

I am sticking with the 10 dolla...
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Phnom Krom wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 5:12 pm So...a 10 dollar fan...

Usually lasts 1 year or two....some make or 5 or 8 years.

A 50 buck Hatari...same fan result....oh so much bettet though....just died after 2 years...

I am sticking with the 10 dolla...
I've got a fan back in aus not sure of the name brought in 84 still good
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I bought a Sakura fan, all metal construction for around $45, 4 years ago it's used every day and no problems.
Also have $15 fans which keep failing and I take them to the fan shop in St15 btw 144 and 148 and get them fixed, about $7 from memory
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Phnom Krom wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 5:12 pm So...a 10 dollar fan...

Usually lasts 1 year or two....some make or 5 or 8 years.

A 50 buck Hatari...same fan result....oh so much bettet though....just died after 2 years...

I am sticking with the 10 dolla...
Get it repaired. It's probably just a $5 motor. And clean it; clean blades will produce more thrust for less power.
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Doc67 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 8:03 pm
Phnom Krom wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 5:12 pm So...a 10 dollar fan...

Usually lasts 1 year or two....some make or 5 or 8 years.

A 50 buck Hatari...same fan result....oh so much bettet though....just died after 2 years...

I am sticking with the 10 dolla...
Get it repaired. It's probably just a $5 motor. And clean it; clean blades will produce more thrust for less power.
The motor will be fine. It's the bearings breaking down first. Those motors could work for decades.
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Lately i've brought Mitsubishi fans, ( here 1,290 ( $37) same price as a Hatari but seem to work quieter an longer
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There’s a little man on bike who goes around with a box of bits, some basic tools, and fixes fans. He’s done 3 of ours, now- A posh hinari (or whatever it’s called) and a couple of unnamed ones.

It’s been a failure of the capacitor on the motor, each time.
I’ve spent more on a couple of beers on riverside.

Only one fan was unrecoverable with tube aforementioned bearing failure.

What are the symptoms?
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Post by Phnom Krom »

I hear ya and appreciate the thoughts. I do clean regularly but about every fan eventually gets super hot and stops turning.

I am both lazy and conservative, meaning I buy a new 10 dollar fan and give the old one away. For the 5 dollar savings by fixing it, I would rather lower the pontential for a fire by someone messing with the innards.

Funny I don't do thst for broken ac's or fridges though.
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That ‘super hot and stops turning’ is the symptom that we’ve had resolved. 10minute fix, I think 2 done for $5.
It’s probably 50/50 whether buying new or repairing is the way to go.
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My fan has enjoyed a long and happy life. Unless an aircon unit is temporarily out of service, it doesn't get used at all.
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