<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"> <font size="4">"it mentions, along with flipping the blade, that the polarity is switched also."</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font size="4"><font size="2">Ahh there is the difference ... I you have ever worked with model aeroplanes you will be well aware that flipping the prop over does not reverse the direction of airflow, just makes it less efficient.</font></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font size="4"><font size="2"><br></font></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font size="4"><font size="2">M</font><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font size="4"><br>
</font></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 8:26 AM Perry via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_-7074989153366190104WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">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. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> 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.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=flex+a+lite+how+to+convert+pusher+to+puller&docid=608054440764244813&mid=BAFA7064871FDDED725FBAFA7064871FDDED725F&view=detail&FORM=VIREHT" target="_blank">https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=flex+a+lite+how+to+convert+pusher+to+puller&docid=608054440764244813&mid=BAFA7064871FDDED725FBAFA7064871FDDED725F&view=detail&FORM=VIREHT</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986" target="_blank">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;border-style:solid none none;border-width:1pt medium medium;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:medium none;padding:0in"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com" target="_blank">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, November 12, 2019 5:39 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com" target="_blank">'WILLIAM B LAWRENCE'</a>; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">'Larry Wendland via Healeys'</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] Kenlowe</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">This is one of two topics raised in my original post. See:-<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">“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?” <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">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. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Of course, when/if I buy the fan, it may not be physically possible to reverse the blades! <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Keep it coming!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Simon<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;border-style:solid none none;border-width:1pt medium medium;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <<a href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com" target="_blank">ynotink@msn.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> 12 November 2019 00:49<br><b>To:</b> Larry Wendland via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>>; <a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com" target="_blank">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Kenlowe<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black" lang="EN-GB">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black" lang="EN-GB"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black" lang="EN-GB">Bill Lawrence<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black" lang="EN-GB">BN1 #554<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB"><img style="width: 7.2291in; height: 0.0208in;" id="gmail-m_-7074989153366190104Horizontal_x0020_Line_x0020_1" src="cid:16e5fd6997c202c9d201" width="694" height="2" border="0"></span><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div id="gmail-m_-7074989153366190104divRplyFwdMsg"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB">From:</span></b><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB"> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf of Larry Wendland via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, November 10, 2019 3:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com" target="_blank">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a> <<a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com" target="_blank">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a> <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Kenlowe</span><span lang="EN-GB"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span lang="EN-GB">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. <br>Larry '67 BJ8<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: simon.lachlan <<a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com" target="_blank">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>><br>To: 'Healeys' <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>Sent: Sun, Nov 10, 2019 7:38 am<br>Subject: [Healeys] Kenlowe<br><br><br><br>Hi Experts,<br>I have a 3000. It is Negative earth.<br>I have an opportunity to buy a Kenlowe, second hand, at a very good price. It is Positive earth.<br>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.<br>Is there a solution? Apart from not buying it!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Simon<br> <br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/bighealey3k@aim.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/bighealey3k@aim.com</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/ynotink@msn.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/ynotink@msn.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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