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BFL13
Sep 09, 2014Explorer II
beemerphile1 wrote:
My several years old Black and Decker VEC1093DBD charger fan acted up last winter. In below freezing temperatures the fan squeals and takes a while to start running. In warm weather it works fine.
I want to replace the fan before this winter. I took the original out and found it is a 60mm x 20mm fan. Does anyone have recommendations for a replacement?
I have read that the original has sleeve bearings but haven't been able to verify. I also don't know the CFM of the original. I would like to have equal to or more CFM in a ball bearing fan.
I found this one as a candidate;
Amazon 60mm X 20mm fan $8.33
The original is two wire and this replacement is three wire but it shouldn't matter.
I have read that some used an external fan but I would prefer to stay inside the case. An external fan would be complicated because the air intake and exit are in close proximity on the same side one below the other
I mounted a new fan on mine externally. The original made horrible noises when the charger was first plugged in until it warmed up then was ok. Turned out the fan unit inside its slot was loose, and I couldn't fix that.
I used the fan off my old broken Paramode converter, sorry don't have the specs for it , but it is about three inches square and one inch deep. I just spliced its wires to the original fan's wires passed through the vent.
I mounted it on the top of the outside vent same place the original was behind there. It didn't work so well when I first put it on with it sucking air out. It works very well blowing air in. ( I see my PowerMax converter's external fan also blows air into the unit)
I don't have any issues with the in and out venting that was mentioned--not clear what the problem would be there.
Anyway it now runs so you can't hear it--Sort of spooky after the original--very nice--and no overheating problems at all.
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