Why are all oscillating fans garbage?

ponics42o

ponics42o

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I just bought the aerowave E6 from Vivosun, seems to be working OK but time will tell.

This got me thinking though, I should just buy all my fans from Costco for their warranty lol
 
Pungolian

Pungolian

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Dreypa said:
Yeah that bitching did nothing for me and mine ended up at the recycling center.
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I had made a post about that eye ball looking costco fan i just bought too, and ill just add that and prolly get another one. i love most of my ac infinity gear but that fan is crap.
 
Drop That Sound

Drop That Sound

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Need more ideas for diy horizontally mounted oscillating duct fan systems. I wonder if I could just rig up a 24v semi truck wiper motor to rotate a duct? Sometimes they get stuck with snow or ice, and still don't strip out the gears. Seems like its made for the job! I'll test with parts off a scrap vehicle first, and might not have to buy anything. I could probably even control it if I pulled out the wiper switch off the column of whatever rig.. An endless supply of wiper motors, and I can just keep replacing them free.
 
madvillian420

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coreywebster said:
I'd like to see a 3d printed bracket for PC fans so you can clip them onto tent poles.

I've used them in many situations, they are very quiet and last forever, I've never known one fail.
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thats a great idea. Im not familiar with pc building, whats the biggest diameter fan they make? For some reason all of the clip fans i own that DONT oscillate are just fine even after multiple years, i use them to cool the drivers on my LED lights
 
coreywebster

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madvillian420 said:
thats a great idea. Im not familiar with pc building, whats the biggest diameter fan they make? For some reason all of the clip fans i own that DONT oscillate are just fine even after multiple years, i use them to cool the drivers on my LED lights
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Yeah it's the way they gear them to work the oscillating that fucks em up I think.

Not sure what the biggest are but I have some 6" ones in my clone cupboard.. 4" is typical I think.
I've tie wrapped them together before to make a 4 fan grid and I've had them in drying cabinets and even under canopy of scrogs..

Pc building is not my bag either, though I know you can get controllers to power multiple fans . I just use 12v power supply's though.
 
coreywebster

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Drop That Sound said:
If someone could simply 3d print us all up new plastic gears for our stripped out POS oscillating fan motors for a few bucks a piece, that would be great! ;-)
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You can repair the cogs by using a hot glue gun to take the mould and resin to pour a new one..
Or use superglue and baking powder .. Google it.
Not sure how durable the superglue and baking powder would be
 
Drop That Sound

Drop That Sound

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I think the vibration of the fan blades being out of balance puts more stress on the oscillation gearing than the actual motor that turns it. Most of them are horrible, even brand new out of the box without dust caked on the blades. Your gambling on how well they attached it, and they don't balance it very well at the factory.

I'm guessing you would need to cast or print a whole new set too, because if you used a harder material on one it will wear out the others even faster.. They're probably designed to break easily, so the cheap motor doesn't burn up.

Probably best to quit skimping out and buying cheap oscillating fans altogether. They would quit selling them if we stopped buying em, but we don't, lol.

Even with new replaceable gears they aren't worth it.
 
madvillian420

madvillian420

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Drop That Sound said:
I think the vibration of the fan blades being out of balance puts more stress on the oscillation gearing than the actual motor that turns it. Most of them are horrible, even brand new out of the box without dust caked on the blades. Your gambling on how well they attached it, and they don't balance it very well at the factory.

I'm guessing you would need to cast or print a whole new set too, because if you used a harder material on one it will wear out the others even faster.. They're probably designed to break easily, so the cheap motor doesn't burn up.

Probably best to quit skimping out and buying cheap oscillating fans altogether. They would quit selling them if we stopped buying em, but we don't, lol.

Even with new replaceable gears they aren't worth it.
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that little 6" AC infinity fan is over $50, one of the more expensive and allegedly well built options. Praying the 2 i have last a while after seeing these posts
 
iggy097

iggy097

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Yes. They all click/pop. It's annoying. Best ones I used were the 8" lil hurricane fans I started with. They were just too powerful though even on low so I went with all ACI 6". They are nice with the adjustable speeds but I don't expect them to last nearly as long. Luckily my grow room is in the basement so I can't hear it.
I'd buy extra for gears that didn't break down - as far as using non oscillating - I think I'd have lots of pockets in the tent with no air movement.
 
Hollatchaboy

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I have 2 ac infinity 6' oscillating fans. I've used others, but to me, these aci fans run much smoother and quieter than the others I've used. I alternate each one, 12 hrs at a time, and never push a higher speed than 5.

Imo, like anything else, pushing something to the max limit, is always going to wear it out faster.
 
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