Convection fan resistance

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Mark_ms

Feeling the Heat
Jan 28, 2008
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Upstate NY on VT Border
I replaced the bushing on my fan and when I spin it, it will stop after about 4-5 revolutions. Would this be the norm? or should it "freewheel" so to speak?
 
I replaced the bushing on my fan and when I spin it, it will stop after about 4-5 revolutions. Would this be the norm? or should it "freewheel" so to speak?
I had inadvertently put the end cap with the nipple on backwards...oops.
 
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