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RE: Cooling System Treatise

To: "'Steve Laifman'" <laifman@flash.net>,
Subject: RE: Cooling System Treatise
From: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 09:45:28 -0600
Just one note:

Reversing the fan blades alone will NOT reverse the airflow. You must reverse
the positive and negative connections at the fan motor. The thing with reversing
the fan blades is that the fan is more efficient when the curved surface of the
blades faces forward.

Theo

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Laifman [SMTP:laifman@flash.net]
> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 1999 2:45 PM
> To:   Richard F Flynn
> Cc:   Tiger's Den
> Subject:      Re: Cooling System Treatise
> 
        []  <snip>
>  Did I understand yours is a 'puller' fan taking air away from the radiator to
> the
> grille?  You might consider the two alternatives of reversing the fan blades
> (a
> common manufacturer's dual use provision) and reversing the wire polarity to
> reverse the rotation direction of the motor.
> 
> On fans, although I know you ordered one, I thought I'd make this list
> complete
> for others.
> 
        []  <snip>
>  Steve
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