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Four-speed automatic fan control for an audio amplifier. Controls the fan speed in proportion to heat sink temperature.
AUDIO AMATEUR 4/1984 [Sep 1984] (v.15#4) pg. 24

How to keep cool with fans of all sizes.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS May 1981 (v.59#5) pg. 65

How to control a (1) ceiling fan/light combo and (2) room-to-room fan using X-10 devices.
ELECTRONIC HOUSE Jan-Feb 1991 (v.6#1) pg. 32

Circuit to increase the speed of a 12-volt DC fan motor as a sensing thermistor gets warmer.
ELECTRONICS NOW Feb 1997 (v.68#2) pg. 13

Seven ways to keep your home cooler. Tips on fans, awnings, and window films.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #248 Apr 1984 (v.34#4) pg. 66

Troubleshooting a multi-speed box fan that operates on only one of the speed settings.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #309 Jun 1990 (v.40#6) pg. 72

Cooling device consist of a small motor driving an arm which pushes a ceiling-mounted piece of hardboard back-and-forth to create a breeze.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION Apr 1981 (v.70#4) pg. 53

A sound-proof baffle with a built-in fan to pull in outside air through an open window without allowing outside noise to come in also.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #526 Mar 1972 (v.68) pg. 118

Swing mount for an exhaust fan. Mount your window fan in a wooden frame that can be swung away from the open window. This makes it easier to close the window during rain, when you are leaving, etc.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #598 Mar 1978 (v.74) pg. 94

An air-circulating sock lamp. A ceiling lamp has a cloth tube running down to the floor. A fan at the bottom of the tube pulls warm air down from the ceiling to help heat the room.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #79 Jan-Feb 1983 pg. 104

Getting heat to go floorward. Build a destratifier, an air circulator which pulls warm air from the ceiling and blows it out at floor level. Est. cost: $97.
NEW SHELTER Jan 1981 (v.2#1) pg. 12

Electric fans: How to use and repair them.
PARENTS HOME May 1981 (v.5#8) pg. 48

Thermostatic control for window fans.
POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1964 (v.122#2) pg. 164

A 60-cu. feet-per-minute air blower, plus a 1,000 watt heater element, produces a blower of either hot or cold air. Speeds drying of paint, photo prints, or just provides general air circulation.
POPULAR MECHANICS Apr 1967 (v.127#4) pg. 192

Replacing the metal blades of a fan with a model airplane propeller can reduce vibrations.
POPULAR MECHANICS Sep 1976 (v.146#3) pg. 34

Tips on selecting and using electric fans to cool your house.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jun 1978 (v.149#6) pg. 132

Shelf for an electric fan hooks over your window sill. It removes when not needed.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jun 1987 (v.164#6) pg. 155

Add a furnace filter to a floor fan to filter the air being circulated and collect dust.
POPULAR MECHANICS Mar 1988 (v.165#3) pg. 136

Tips on electric fan maintenance.
POPULAR MECHANICS Sep 1996 (v.173#9) pg. 102

Removable wooden brackets hook over the inside of a window sill to support a heavy window fan.
POPULAR SCIENCE Apr 1972 (v.200#4) pg. 130

Warm and cold air fan and heater combination.
SCIENCE & MECHANICS #214 Feb 1963 (v.34#2) pg. 104

Maintain and repair home electric fans.
SCIENCE & MECHANICS Aug 1965 (v.36#8) pg. 44

Cool your house without air conditioning. Use window and attic fans and proper insulation.
SCIENCE & MECHANICS May 1972 (v.43#5) pg. 56

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