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Xyspade OP t1_iz14pni wrote

In case anyone is going to suggest to throw these out and buy a new one because they're inefficient: both of these fans use PSC motors which is the same type of motor used in today's oscillating table fans.

The blue one draws 0.24 A/30.1 W on low and 0.37 A/46.1 W on high, and the amber one draws 0.23 A/28.5 W on low and 0.34 A/42.3 W on high. I have a modern Midea-made 12" fan I bought in 2018, it draws 0.19 A/23.9 W on low and 0.22 A/27.4 W on high. The new Midea may draw slightly less power, but the Laskos push more air on low than the Midea pushes on high, making the Laskos the winner in efficiency.

So these Lasko fans will continue to keep me cool every summer :)

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