Wiring a mains fan, help needed.

[Firemansam606]

OK, I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this but it seemed the most relevant, if it's not the right place it's cool to move it.

I bought a 230v, 13w fan today but it doesn't come with a plug, I have read that all I need to do it wire it up normally and it'll work fine but the fan only has a live and neutral wire no earth...is this an issue at all?

Also the cables connected to the fan are only around 30cm long, would I be able to splice an old phone charger cable or the likes in to give me extra length needed so it can reach from the socket to the vent?

The fan is a Bi-Sonic model 3E 230S Tubeaxial if that helps at all.

Any input is greatly appreciated!

Oscar Mike

Firemansam606 Reviewed by Firemansam606 on 11-07-2008. Wiring a mains fan, help needed. OK, I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this but it seemed the most relevant, if it's not the right place it's cool to move it. I bought a 230v, 13w fan today but it doesn't come with a plug, I have read that all I need to do it wire it up normally and it'll work fine but the fan only has a live and neutral wire no earth...is this an issue at all? Also the cables connected to the fan are only around 30cm long, would I be able to splice an old phone charger cable or the likes Rating: 5

[hanayama]

i used an extension cord to wire a fan up that didnt have a plug. it did have a ground plug so i used an "outside" extension cord. if there is no ground wire then use a standard indoor cord...i dont know about the phone charger cord, i dont think those carry enough power.

hope that helps

[bloodbrother]

ya a phone charger definately wont be able to power a 13 W 230V fan... weird there is no ground.. you can just use an extension cord and if the cord has a ground just dont wire it to anything.. however i would make sure to plug it into a GFCI so that it would hopefully trip if anything went wrong although i am not sure if it requires the ground wire coming in to trip or not

[trinitybound]

What country are you in? Wiring in other countries are different.

[bloodbrother]

electricity is universal doesn't change from country to country... ground, wire gauge, voltage, loading capabilities etc are consistent whereever you go

[disrupt86]

ya a phone charger definately wont be able to power a 13 W 230V fan... weird there is no ground.. you can just use an extension cord and if the cord has a ground just dont wire it to anything.. however i would make sure to plug it into a GFCI so that it would hopefully trip if anything went wrong although i am not sure if it requires the ground wire coming in to trip or not

couldnt of sed it better my self, just make sure that you have zero exposed connections, anything that even shows a bit of copper you need to heat shrink,not electrical tape.i work with a lot of live power and i have seen recently taped live lines smolder into goo right in front of me.

[trinitybound]

electricity is universal doesn't change from country to country... ground, wire gauge, voltage, loading capabilities etc are consistent whereever you go

WRONG

I went to college for electronics engineering.
Have you ever seen an outlet converter for traveling to Europe? Some countries use two wire for 230v here in USA we use three wire for 240v and sometimes even 4 wires for 240v.

[bloodbrother]

WRONG

I went to college for electronics engineering.
Have you ever seen an outlet converter for traveling to Europe? Some countries use two wire for 230v here in USA we use three wire for 240v and sometimes even 4 wires for 240v.

sorry i don't know what you mean by an "outlet converter for travelling to europe" i didn't know you could travel to other countries through an outlet..sorry im not trying to disagree im just not sure what you mean. just a question did you goto school for electronic engineering or did you get your degree in electronics engineering? cause i know you aint gonna run 4 wires straight from a single 230V breaker

[Firemansam606]

Hey thanks for all the replies.

I spliced the phone charger cable with the fan cable and attached a normal plug with a 3a fuse and it's running fine.
I did use electrical tape however, it seems to be holding fine but I may have a look into this 'heat shrink' (better safe than sorry)

Ta again

Oscar Mike

[bloodbrother]

Hey thanks for all the replies.

I spliced the phone charger cable with the fan cable and attached a normal plug with a 3a fuse and it's running fine.
I did use electrical tape however, it seems to be holding fine but I may have a look into this 'heat shrink' (better safe than sorry)

Ta again

Oscar Mike

i dont think that sounds really safe ... i dont think phone charger wires are proper gauge to run a fan... and you attatched it to a plug with a fuse as well?