Trico vacuum fan

[all4mac]

Great video very well done

[1944johndeerel]

thanks

[1944johndeerel]

kinda does!

[RRRMMM1111]

Cool Turbine!

[1944johndeerel]

thanks it is cool!

[douro20]

I saw one of these before...

[1944johndeerel]

ebay? they are on there all the time!

[retrochad]

I remember that vacuum windshield wipers were often used up through the 60's or so buthave never seen a vacuum fan...very interesting!

It should be able to run off any car engine if you can tap into intake manifold vacuum.

[1944johndeerel]

yep the same company trico also made vacuum powerd wiper motors!

[gummobg73]

Cool! so they used to use those in old cars?

[1944johndeerel]

yep

[dburrigh]

I've seen those on e-Bay. Looks like it moves a good amount of air.

[1944johndeerel]

it does when i run it off of both cyls on my vacuum pump! it will out power a hand held battery fan anways lol. thats about all it will out power!lol but its still a neat little fan. and most unusual

[southjk]

that's a new one on me. Really neat. I assume that came off an old car or bus?

[1944johndeerel]

Bam! it is in fact a vehicle defroster fan that could even be a perfect accesory to your buick! search for trico fan on ebay! i got this one at an antique store!

[southjk]

great idea...would be real handy

[1944johndeerel]

sometimes if your lucky enough to look at the right time you can find them in there original boxes with instructions and hardware! i like this style best i feel they hold up better than the leather bladers! they look better to!

[coolbluelights]

Wow really awesome! I wonder if they had those in buses too, it reminds me of a bus fan

[1944johndeerel]

i guess they could have been on busses but those are usually 12 or 24 volt dc 6" fans. ive never seen a 3" vacuum fan on a bus but its possible! i run it off a 2 cyl Gast Roc-R oiless vacuum pump/compressor my neibor gave me from a hospital. it would have been an expencive little thing!

[krankiev]

That's a neat little fan1 Never knew they made those.

[1944johndeerel]

oh sure the same company made vacuum powered windsheild wiper motors to during the same era!

[genmac1]

wow for its size it sure moves air!

[1944johndeerel]

i guess, more than a AA battery fan anyways

[genmac1]

LOL! definitely!

[burtoncharlessmith]

That's wild!

I've seen water powered fans on ebay.

[1944johndeerel]

yeah but vaccum fans are a whole lot more affordable lol!

[GaslightAlley]

The best fan video on YouTube! That is what one calls made of Awesome!

[1944johndeerel]

thanks

[1944johndeerel]

well if you really think so send this vid around for me to show others what you think of my vids!

[NathanH5]

Awesome! Was this made for use in an automobile?? I have never heard of/seen one of these!!

[1944johndeerel]

yes it was it is a defroster fan. it would run off the engines vacuume system

[1944johndeerel]

they can OFTEN be found on ebay in two forms! one like this with aluminum blades and a cage, the other version with leather blades and no cage! you will need an antique car engine or a vacuum pump like i use to run them though! ill make another vid of it as soon as i find the time!