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  1. Battery powered fan

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    Makita is out. I was reading they get 3 hours on low.
    Milwaukee gets 17 on low.
    Ryobi, I'm reading anywhere between 10 and 15 on low. 267 CFM on high.
    Ridgid GEN5X, around 45 hours on low. And 475 CFM. 1 Ridgid battery would last longer then 2 Ryobi batteries.
    Both the Ridgid and Ryobi come to about the same price.
    But the Ridgid lifetime warranty is a better deal the Ryboi 3 years. I'm leaning towards that ridgid.

    This Ridgid fan has good reviews on Home Depot.

     

    Luckly I have a Home Depot an Lowes withing 10 minutes from my house.

     

    Why aren't batteries interchangeable across manufacture? They're all lithium ion. I know you can't use a 20v on an 18v tool.

  3. Battery powered fan

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    I'm really looking at it as emergency backup in case my home power goes out. As I'm typing this, in north west NJ, it feels like 100 degrees outside. So it's not really an investment. It's more of a just in case.

    I don't use tools professionally, I just use them around my house. 

    So not a job. It's really for my house. 

    The only ones I know of is Ryobi, Milwaukee and Makita, that makes battery fans. 

    I am not brand loyal. It's better to have it and not need it. Then to need it and not have it.

     

    Home Depot Q&A sucks. People asking how long will it run. You have people answering that they never ran it all down from a full battery, to a dead one. So they then are just estimating.

     

    I have been watching #TIA for a couple months. I seen them do a couple fans, but I don't remember them saying how long they will run.

     

    With these fans, will they run better and longer as opposed to using ones that have c and d batteries.

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  4. Battery powered fan

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    Does anyone knows any good Battery powered fan. I want to have it in case the power goes out.

    Years ago, I bought one from O2Cool. It was not good. Probably only 500 RPM's on high.

     

    I was looking at the one from Ryobi. But they have all these different types of batteries that you can use on it. But I can't find anything about how long the different types of batteries last for, on low, and on high. 

    They have a 4 pack for $100 and a 2 pack of the high capacity for $100. 

    Say the high capacity can get 7 hours on high. But the lower one get 5 hours on high. Then I'd rather get the lower one. I would be getting 20 hours on high at 4 for $100. Compared to the high capacity at 14 hours at 2 for $100.

     

    Then I seen the Milwaukee one. $80 for the fan, $100 for a battery. $100 for a charger. That's like $300(after taxes).

    The Ryobi is $30. $100 for 2 or 4 batteries. Charger $50. $200(after taxes).

    These are Home depot prices. I know Amazon will be cheaper.

     

    I have a couple Porter Cable batteries. I don't know if they make one. I couldn't find anything.

     

    But are they any other battery operated fans out there?

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