[Healeys] Kenlowe

[Perry]

Just took a new Flex-A-Lite 12 inch Model 111 electric fan off the shelf in the garage to see how Flex A Lite handles the flan blade issue.  It uses the “curved” blade design. They have different model numbers for pusher and puller applications. 
 However there is a  video on their web site that talks about removing and reversing the fan blade on a “straight” blade fan to convert from pusher to puller. In the video it mentions, along with flipping the blade, that the polarity is switched also.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=flex+a+lite+how+to+convert+pusher+to+puller&docid=608054440764244813&mid=BAFA7064871FDDED725FBAFA7064871FDDED725F&view=detail&FORM=VIREHT

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From: simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 5:39 AM
To: 'WILLIAM B LAWRENCE'; 'Larry Wendland via Healeys'
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Kenlowe

This is one of two topics raised in my original post. See:-
“I imagine that, if I reverse the wires, the fan will run the other way. That’s all very well….goes round and round but will, in effect, be pulling the air rather than pushing. Which is useless. Is there a solution?” 
Looking at the photos, it seemed to me that the blades had a particular shape and that it was not symmetrical one side to the other. So I sort of assumed that reversing the direction would not be the whole solution. 
Whilst I should like to be sure of this before I commit to a fan, it does seem that the blades have that very particular design for a reason.
Of course, when/if I buy the fan, it may not be physically possible to reverse the blades! 
Keep it coming!
Simon


From: WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <ynotink at msn.com> 
Sent: 12 November 2019 00:49
To: Larry Wendland via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>; simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Kenlowe

I don't have experience with Kenlowe, but I assume (and realize there is danger in that word) that these fans are all pretty much the same. That being said the direction, and therefore the flow of the fan can be reversed by switching the wires. For best results you may also want to remove the fan blade assembly and turn it around on the shaft since most of the newer fans use a  backward curved blade design for optimum efficiency.

Bill Lawrence
BN1 #554

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Larry Wendland via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2019 3:02 PM
To: simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com <simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com>; healeys at autox.team.net <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Kenlowe 
 
Simon, I Googled Kenlowe and it showed it has a two wire lead.  You can wire it up as you please. Just check the two wires with a volt-ohm meter to see if either one is common to the fan housing. If not, then the motor to the fan is isolated from its housing. Should be no issue if it is isolated. 
Larry '67 BJ8


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From: simon.lachlan <simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com>
To: 'Healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, Nov 10, 2019 7:38 am
Subject: [Healeys] Kenlowe



Hi Experts,
I have a 3000. It is Negative earth.
I have an opportunity to buy a Kenlowe, second hand, at a very good price. It is Positive earth.
I imagine that, if I reverse the wires, the fan will run the other way. That’s all very well….goes round and round but will, in effect, be pulling the air rather than pushing. Which is useless.
Is there a solution? Apart from not buying it!

Simon
  

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