As Tom S. pointed out, it's 12v. What about running it straight off
the car's battery with the proper adapter end? I found it odd that
the instructions refer to a 12v adapter, it's got the adapter
fitting, but there's no way to buy an adapter for it through wallyworld.

Jim

On Aug 4, 2006, at 6:17 PM, David Johnson wrote:

>>
> Following on the vaguely related note - I got one of those fans at
> Wallyworld, too.  Worked great on a camping trip to the Purgatorie
> River when it was hot in the afternoons, and even as a plug in for
> 12v direct power (although no adaptor is included with it, alas),
> lasts a long time, and now is a definite part of my Westy kit.  FWIW.
>
> David.
>
>> On a vaguely related noted, I recently bought a nice fan at Walmart
>> that takes eight D-cells and is said to run for 24 hours on them. It
>> moves a lot of air, is quiet, and is adjustable and even has a
>> hanging hook. It can sit in the seat beside you and blow lots of air
>> as you drive, and I suspect and hope it will keep air moving in the
>> whole van on warmish nights.
>>
>
>