Last night I came home after being at a friends house and the power over there was blinking on/off. When I arrived home one side of the street had power and the side of the street I live on had... no power. I got to play with several lights and ended up using my accent lanterns and folding led lantern alone with an led headlamp to get around.
One thing I noticed was the stickiness and I reached for my cheap $1 *personal fan* and it was a breeze but sleeping with it on wasn't but a hassle. I have seen a few battery fans at places such as walmart and was wondering if anyone had any experience with them.
Here is my criteria for such a fan:
runtime-at least 10 hours (so you can sleep with it on)
batteries/voltage- 4/8 cells preferably AA or D cells for
using either rechargables or long runtime.
output- must be powerful enough to cool at a distance of 3 feet so you don't have to stick it in your lap or mount it backwards on a helmet.
cost- must be a good value, overpriced weak units are not useful and combination lights/fans are of less use if you don't need the light and it adds cost.
durability- must be portable and able to withstand normal punishment, doesn't require a box or carrying case to protect it so you can (gently) toss it in with other gear perhaps on a camping trip.
It would be nice to have a tiny megablaster, perhaps I will have to manufacture a fan using 12v computer fan, but some of those put out a rather narrow or short throw air blast and may not be as *efficient* with current more concerned with reliability and output instead.
One thing I noticed was the stickiness and I reached for my cheap $1 *personal fan* and it was a breeze but sleeping with it on wasn't but a hassle. I have seen a few battery fans at places such as walmart and was wondering if anyone had any experience with them.
Here is my criteria for such a fan:
runtime-at least 10 hours (so you can sleep with it on)
batteries/voltage- 4/8 cells preferably AA or D cells for
using either rechargables or long runtime.
output- must be powerful enough to cool at a distance of 3 feet so you don't have to stick it in your lap or mount it backwards on a helmet.
cost- must be a good value, overpriced weak units are not useful and combination lights/fans are of less use if you don't need the light and it adds cost.
durability- must be portable and able to withstand normal punishment, doesn't require a box or carrying case to protect it so you can (gently) toss it in with other gear perhaps on a camping trip.
It would be nice to have a tiny megablaster, perhaps I will have to manufacture a fan using 12v computer fan, but some of those put out a rather narrow or short throw air blast and may not be as *efficient* with current more concerned with reliability and output instead.