Bought A 12v Fan - Need To Make A Bracket. Ideas? (1 Viewer)

[wingman]

Have bought a 12v Fan. (Wanted the clip-on type really!) You watch the heatwave disappear now!

It's the type that has a 'shoe' fixing. Don't want to screw the bracket permanently - need to make something that I can either use a hand clamp with, or dangle it (say) from locker or wardrobe at night.

Seem to remember a few photos recently posted, but no making destructions!

Ideas anyone?
Taa
James

 

[Stealaway]

Can you post a photo?

 

[TheBig1]

screw it to a scrap of wood and use a woodworking clamp or a large crocodile clip or 2 as used on market stalls
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[wingman]

Here y'go Stealaway. Here's a pic

Thanks @TheBig1

 

[Gellyneck]

Talk to your local barman and see if he's got any old \ unused optic clamps kicking about. They've got pre-drilled holes in them that you might be able to bolt your fan to?

 

[gozomike]

screw it to a scrap of wood and use a woodworking clamp or a large crocodile clip or 2 as used on market stalls

That is what I have done, works well. I have a couple of the big clips from one of the shows.

Mike

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[scotjimland]

The Clip On fan in my thread 'Cooling Ideas' was only £10 from B&Q..
maybe cheaper elsewhere..

It can be powered by either 4 x AA batteries, Mains or USB .

 

[Judge Mental]

any mini 12v I have tried (years ago) were hopeless.. not much torque and hardly moved any air. Whereas a 230 v desk fan even in heatwaves worked so well you would turn it of at night as to cold.....can always be run off an inverter

 

[MicknPat]

Some time ago I bought a couple of similar fans however found when plugged in and turned on they both seriously effected the TV picture

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[wingman]

Thanks all.
Might look into that Bleedin' Q one Jim. Not bad for a Tenner.

Haven't got a USB point in the hab area though, only in the cab (and have air-con in the cab anyway). Really just wanted 12v cigar type for when off-grid. I have a convenient 12v socket near the bed. Could get yet another adaptor to take USB I suppose, but don't really want that. Also, I've got more house fans than Justin Bieber!

 

[Silver-Fox]

You could buy a glass sucker, the industrial type, then fix the fan to it

The sucker should fix to any flat surface

 

[Stealaway]

Would these work?

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[TheBig1]

actually not a bad idea, as you could hang it off a top locker door frame

 

[irnbru]

We have 2 fans the same as in wingmans photo. I bought a lampwire with a large clamp on ot for 1.99, threw the wire away and just used the clamp.

 

[tonyidle]

This one combines clip and fan?

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[MicknPat]

You could buy a glass sucker, the industrial type, then fix the fan to it

The sucker should fix to any flat surface

Like one of these?

 

[scotjimland]

Might look into that Bleedin' Q one Jim. Not bad for a Tenner.

Haven't got a USB point in the hab area though, only in the cab (and have air-con in the cab anyway). Really just wanted 12v cigar type for when off-grid. I have a convenient 12v socket near the bed. Could get yet another adaptor to take USB I suppose, but don't really want that. Also, I've got more house fans than Justin Bieber!

It is supplied with both 12v plug and USB

 

[wingman]

Well, thanks again all for the ideas.

The fan arrived yesterday and as patience isn't my virtue (Lord give me patience - but I want it right now!!) I couldn't wait to give it a whirl.

Pro-tem, I've screwed the 'shoe' to a piece of timber and have then used a clamp to fix it to any convenient surface. Works fine, but not aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Will eventually do the job properly and try some of your suggestions.

I think that with a metal bracket/hanger, there would be resonance from the fan, transferred to the fixing point. Would need some way of damping the vibration. The LAST thing I need in the dead of night is wonderment from others about vibrating sounds coming from my van!

Thanks again
James
PS. Note to one's self; ask Funsters, THEN buy the product - in that order!

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[scotjimland]

It is supplied with both 12v plug and USB

sorry.. bum steer

it has a 23o mains adapter for the USB supply..

 

[Wildman]

velcro maybe?