Attic fans are supposed to quietly protect your roof and your cooling bills, not threaten your rafters with a hidden ignition source. Yet a wave of fire reports and a massive recall of attic fan ...

A popular style of fan motor used on older refrigeration equipment is the permanent split capacitor (PSC) motor. It is an electric motor made up of essentially two magnets: one is stationary (the ...

Replacing a condenser fan motor on HVAC equipment is a relatively simple job for technicians, but it’s always good practice to review the steps to make sure it’s done properly and safely. The most ...

Millions of electric motors used in gable- and roof-mounted attic fans have been recalled over fire risks. The recalled motors can be identified by the distinctive vent pattern. There have been 159 ...

ROHM recently announced the development of the BU6904GF/NUX and BU6906GF/NUX fan motor drivers with built-in Hall element ideal for driving cooling fans in notebook PCs, tablets, and gaming systems.

For the PDF version of this article, including diagrams, click here. Laptop/notebook PC cooling fans demand low noise and high efficiency. The latter is particularly important as notebook designers ...