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[tootall]

Has anyone tried to make one? I have a small motor that will run off an AAA but need some ideas. I was wonder if anybody has made their own and how.

Thanks

[Orpackrat]

Zip tie 1 or 2 mini computer fans to the vents on top of the mask, add a switch and a battery pack. I have about 20 1.5" x 1.5" fans and have sold some just for this purpose.

[komodo]

20mm fans work great for mounting on top of the goggles, underneath the visor. Fits on most JT's and VForces.

Just my luck though that the other day when I go into Radio Shack, they no longer carry the 20mm's.

[Titus]

My buddy made one from a small computer fan. I'll see if he still has this plans on it.

[doc Zox]

computer fans are 12 volts
when you give them 18v from 2, 9 volt batteries, they spin at 11.

[Jaan]

I've made some...one for a JT mask, with 2x 25mm fans and a speed control. I was using this mask to day at a 60% duty cycle and it was still working great after a year. I also mounted 2x 20mm fans into a VForce mask as well. I've made instruction threads for both.

I hate to toot my own horn, but the whole zip tied computer fan and 9v hack jobs are for the birds. I haven't seen a decent homemade solution ever, and the factory ones are pretty poor too. I hope you can take something away from my humble working prototypes...

Here are links to both tutorials;

JT Mask fan with speed control

V-Force mask fans

[Jaan]

Originally Posted by doc Zox

computer fans are 12 volts
when you give them 18v from 2, 9 volt batteries, they spin at 11.

Not all muffin fans are 12 volt. I should have mentioned in my tutorials that the fans I used were 5 volts each. I thought it would be obvious but I suppose it isn't.

[HP_Lovecraft]

Originally Posted by Jaan

I hate to toot my own horn, but the whole zip tied computer fan and 9v hack jobs are for the birds. I haven't seen a decent homemade solution ever, and the factory ones are pretty poor too.

Homemade fans were the rage at my local field in 90-92, before Thermal lenses became popular, and they were all pretty horrid. The typical radioshack computer fan was larger then the mask, so combined with the zipties, it looked aweful.

Fortunetly, I discovered that the local ski/surf shop carried "turbo fans", which were special fans designed for ski goggles that fit perfectly on top of the mask, and ran on 2 AAA batteries. Just happened to fit perfectly on my Whipper Snappers as well.

Here are some ski goggles WITH the fan:

[Jaan]

Which ski shop carries them? I've tried a few local ones, and I've called the manufacturer (Smith Optics) and they all say the fan isn't available by itself. I'd love to get one to experiment on.

[Chaos]

I used to do things like this to prevent fogging,then I found Fogtech