[TechAssist] Re: A question about fans and switches
- From: "Wayne Vanaman" <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 07:44:53 -0600
Probably because when you first turn the fan on there is little or no air
movement in the area, and you have that mass that needs to overcome inirtia.
I have seen many fans that have the off position on each end, and then the
variable speed fans that either start on high or low.
Wayne Vanaman
Omega Electronics
6904 W Fairfield Dr
Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310
Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com
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From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx>
To: "TECH-ASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 4:29 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] A question about fans and switches
> Here is a question for a slow Saturday afternoon: Why do all consumer
> fans have a 4-position switch that starts off with OFF, and then HIGH,
> MEDIUM, and LOW? I would have thought the order would have been off,
> low, medium, and high. An automatic transmission in a car doesn't start
> in high, it starts in low. Just wondering.
>
> Kevin Wilks
> Kevin's TV & Video Repair
> Penticton BC Canada
> kevintv@xxxxxxx
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