Need advice for fan hook up

BigBudBalls

BigBudBalls

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sparkafire said:
Yea buddy In my opinion you DONT want to plug that into a 120 outlet..... You need to find an old charger and look at the amps on the label and match as close as possible. There is a place that i go to that has surplus charger and fans so you might try a electronic surplus store.

Thats my 2 cents
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NOPE Listen to Lorenzo he is RIGHT.

A DC data label won't have a freq in its spec.

Plus 115V isn't a norm DC voltage for a motor. 90V sure.

The amp rating it what it draw. This fan draw .55amp of 115V *AC* at 60Hz.
 
sparkafire

sparkafire

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BigBudBalls said:
NOPE Listen to Lorenzo he is RIGHT.

A DC data label won't have a freq in its spec.

Plus 115V isn't a norm DC voltage for a motor. 90V sure.

The amp rating it what it draw. This fan draw .55amp of 115V *AC* at 60Hz.
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I have no idea why i even got into this thread I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM DOING WITH ELECTRICITY !! LOL

AC/DC isn't that a band??

My apologies .
 
BigBudBalls

BigBudBalls

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ganjagoddess said:
So heres my two cents...

that fan being meant to run on 120v has the two wires that 120v usually uses, the black and the white, but I am going to guess it is rather old,and is lacking a Ground wire.

Theoretically you could splice a normal 16-18 guage extention cord and just simply hook it right to the wall.

But to be honest, because i don't see a Ground wire, I wouldnt use it.
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Just hook a GND to the any 'mass' of metal. Grounds are only a safety. AND that safety is not for running safety, but *possible* shock.

I used to live in an older house that was before grounded outlets. Some things would give a little tingle if you touched the case. Nothing tragic (sometimes I had to touch a few times to verify) Just a quick wire from a near by plumbing pipe and presto! Ground, and no tingle. (tingle, no shock)

Keep in mind your neutral is tied to ground in the main breaker box (and the only place it should be tied to ground)
 
BigBudBalls

BigBudBalls

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ganjagoddess said:
BBB the resident electrician....

Thanks for your knowledge on this site...
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Actually I'm not an electrician. Though work with anything from 5VDC to 480V 3phase AC to 25,000V DC daily.

Happy to help. And keep people from letting the smoke out of things. Cause its getting *really* hard these days to find them smoke reinstallation kits :)
 
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