I'm doubtful of that fan. Most fans that offer more than a light breeze indicate airflow in terms of CFM or somesuch. <br><br>Christie<br clear="all">--- <br>Pigs can fly given sufficient thrust. <br> - RFC 1925<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 2:15 PM, David Kelso <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david@kelso.id.au">david@kelso.id.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Thanks for the towel idea - how's the airflow through them?<br>
<br>
Re fans, I found this at radioshack yesterday, but I'm guessing it's<br>
not going to be strong enough<br>
<a href="http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102823" target="_blank">http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102823</a><br>
Checked at home depot, discount builders, and cole, but they don't<br>
have anything similar. Gah.<br>
<br>
I checked out Kragen - the optima batteries are very pretty, but damn<br>
expensive. They don't really have anything else appropriate, so I<br>
might just go for it. The UPS battery would probably work if I was<br>
more organized.<br>
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On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Christie Dudley<<a href="mailto:longobord@gmail.com">longobord@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> I played around with this last year and I came up with some interesting<br>
> things:<br>
><br>
> - I tried it with PC muffin fans, which work "OK". I'd definitely go for<br>
> something bigger, although I like how quiet these things are.<br>
><br>
> - 100% Cotton towels make awesome wicking things. The meshy dishtowels I<br>
> think would be best for air flow. They are available 3 for $1 at any dollar<br>
> store. I couldn't get my putzy little fans to dry them out.<br>
><br>
> - The batteries that are taken out of UPSs during servicing are the best<br>
> cheap solution for this sort of application, so long as you don't get too<br>
> big a fan. Anyone SAs here know any UPSes that are due for their<br>
> annual/semi-annual servicing?<br>
><br>
> Christie<br>
> ---<br>
> Pigs can fly given sufficient thrust.<br>
> - RFC 1925<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 1:10 PM, David Kelso <<a href="mailto:david@kelso.id.au">david@kelso.id.au</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Hey all<br>
>> I'm building the world's most ghetto swamp cooler for burning man, and<br>
>> I'm missing a few parts. I'm still not completely down with which<br>
>> stores stock what in this fine country, so I was hoping someone could<br>
>> give me leads on where to find:<br>
>> - a 12v 3-4" 1-2A fan<br>
>> - a deep cycle battery<br>
>> - a wicking / evaporation filter<br>
>><br>
>> thanks!<br>
>> david<br>
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