Product: Sharper Image By Vornado Refresh 06 OSC Oscillating Fan with Remote
Model: FA1-0197-43BB
Condition: New
Three speed touch-sensitive airflow settings allow you to tune the sound and airflow to meet any need from a calming background breeze, to direct cooling during hot days and home workouts.
The optimized sound signature stimulates the mind and body allowing you to stay focused and reinvigorated throughout the day.
The magnetically cradled remote control lets you command your comfort from a distance and gives you convenient storage when not in use, so you won’t be spending your time searching for a remote.
Whether it’s time to wind down, or time for a rigorous workout, you can keep cool and stay refreshed in your daily routine.
Item Weight:
6.88 lbs.
Item Height:
13.4 in.
Item Depth:
12 in.
Item Width:
12 in.
Hertz:
60 HZ
Volts:
120
Watts:
50
PowerCord Length:
6 ft.
PowerCord Plug Type:
2-Pin Polarized
Number of Speed Settings:
3
Remote:
Yes
Blade Diameter:
8.07 in.
High Speed CFM:
717
Low Speed CFM:
431
High Speed dB:
53
Low Speed dB:
44
What’s Included?
1x Sharper Image By Vornado Refresh 06 OSC Refresh Oscillating Fan
120 volts COULD be DC, though not very likely.
Even more extremely unlikely the voltage would not vary polarity, but would vary magnitude in some cyclic way.
Watts has nothing to do with AC or DC, it’s a measure of power consumption, not source type.
It is very likely the motor itself is a DC motor, but only because that is cheaper to make variable-speed with modern electronics. However this has an ordinary AC power cord, so the conversion from AC to DC happens inside the fan base.
Other fans like the SPIN 10 and 12 sold here before have a wall-wart that converts AC to DC and sends the DC to the fan. Those can be battery-powered with some ingenuity (assuming you have a 24 Volt battery).
I suppose it’s a different fan than the other Vornados recently, but it still feels repetitive. Especially for not heading into Summer. Unless Meh would like to send me plane tickets to Australia in an IRK. (or anywhere else in the southern hemisphere)
@xobzoo - Well, Meh is all about closeouts and overstocks (an margaritas). So pretty on-brand to sell fans in the Fall and electric-heated socks in Spring…
So many weird fans. Often.
Did Meh get a container of vornado fans from china that didn’t sell in china?
Or is this a,
“I dunno boss they just fell off the truck er, ship
@craigcush I don’t have the definitive answer, but my suspicion is that these hadn’t sold when the end of the summer retail season came around, so they were made available to the specialists like Meh.
What is the actual diameter of the fan? I’m looking for one to take on a cruise but they limit the fan diameter to 10". The dimensions given appear to be for the shipping box.
Specs
Product: Sharper Image By Vornado Refresh 06 OSC Oscillating Fan with Remote
Model: FA1-0197-43BB
Condition: New
What’s Included?
Price Comparison & Links
$63.35 at Amazon
Manufacturer’s Link
Owner’s Manual
Warranty
2 Year Warranty
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Sep 23 - Thursday, Sep 26
This deal blows!
Well Blow me down!!
Another fan!!
@IndifferentDude That’s right! It’s “Talk Like a Pirate” Day. Shiver me timbers.
This one is pretty fancy. I’m a fan
Apparently fans are the new speaker dock at Meh
Fandemonium
Anyone know if this is a DC motor? Can’t find specs.
@Chairman_Wang
Very unlikely it’s DC
@Chairman_Wang says in specs 120volts. That is always AC.
@Chairman_Wang @craigcush
Well,…
The
is more telling.
120 volts COULD be DC, though not very likely.
Even more extremely unlikely the voltage would not vary polarity, but would vary magnitude in some cyclic way.
[Just had to be technically nitpicky.]
@Chairman_Wang 50W is too much for a DC motor of a fan this size. Very likely it’s AC
@Chairman_Wang - No, this is not a DC-powered fan. The specifications are here:
https://www.sihomecomfort.com/shop/fans/refresh-06-osc-oscillating-fan
Watts has nothing to do with AC or DC, it’s a measure of power consumption, not source type.
It is very likely the motor itself is a DC motor, but only because that is cheaper to make variable-speed with modern electronics. However this has an ordinary AC power cord, so the conversion from AC to DC happens inside the fan base.
Other fans like the SPIN 10 and 12 sold here before have a wall-wart that converts AC to DC and sends the DC to the fan. Those can be battery-powered with some ingenuity (assuming you have a 24 Volt battery).
@BarnacleBobbie
I called the SI/vornado customer service line listed in the owners guide and they confirmed that this model doesn’t have a DC motor.
I got their other 12 inch fan. Do they forget that they already sell fans and design new ones by mistake? Next month we will see 67 new variations!
trying to clean this would absolutely blow.
@RogerWilco agreed.
I miss speaker docks and Bluetooth speakers and knives. Fan Meh is Meh
@CraigDanger knives! user name checks out, too
Déjà blew?
I suppose it’s a different fan than the other Vornados recently, but it still feels repetitive. Especially for not heading into Summer. Unless Meh would like to send me plane tickets to Australia in an IRK. (or anywhere else in the southern hemisphere)
@xobzoo Antarctica?
@xobzoo - Well, Meh is all about closeouts and overstocks (an margaritas). So pretty on-brand to sell fans in the Fall and electric-heated socks in Spring…
Three speed?
OFF must be a speed as well…
@rjquillin They just don’t bother to list a medium-speed CFM. It’s in the middle somewhere
I hope Vornado isn’t doing under …
@Kyeh i was guessing that they just keep changing models/ designs slightly, so this is last year’s model…
Not a fan. Or am I / is it?
/giphy confused
So many weird fans. Often.
Did Meh get a container of vornado fans from china that didn’t sell in china?
Or is this a,
“I dunno boss they just fell off the truck er, ship
@craigcush I don’t have the definitive answer, but my suspicion is that these hadn’t sold when the end of the summer retail season came around, so they were made available to the specialists like Meh.
Why don’t you ship to Hawaii? Hawaii needs a fan like this…
@hongyun79 FedEx Ground doesn’t go there as of last I checked
@werehatrack Thanks… I wish MEH would ship to Hawaii by USPS or UPS
yes its not dc fan
“I doan ged it, I doan ged it!” (John Heard in ‘Big’). All the fans in my house seem to be stuck to the ceiling…!?
What is the actual diameter of the fan? I’m looking for one to take on a cruise but they limit the fan diameter to 10". The dimensions given appear to be for the shipping box.
@bigpolar The Amazon link listed below the price is useful for specs. The AMZ page appears to indicate a 9" diameter.
@bigpolar - “Blade Diameter 8.07 in.” Do they care about that or total diameter of the fan head? Looks like 2-3 more inches with the fan guard, so it will be close if that counts.
Specs are here:
https://www.sihomecomfort.com/shop/fans/refresh-06-osc-oscillating-fan
Overall dimensions:
@BarnacleBobbie I will have to double check
I hear meh will be selling pagers and walkie-talkies really cheap next week.
@Trinityscrew underrated comment
Can it tilt 45 degrees downwards?