Light indicator for extractor fan

[CountryFan]

Or a Klaxon

I like it

 

[Taylortwocities]

Or a Klaxon

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[pete01]

Oh yeah.

 

[CountryFan]

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Hard of hearing, but not deaf

 

[morqthana]

A very loud klaxon?

Or this?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/327077822213

 

[CountryFan]

A very loud klaxon?

Or this?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/327077822213

That could trigger ptsd!

 

[Sureitsoff?]

Must have one hell of a motor in it..... what size plug has it got???

Henry hoover 200A

Condition
Used – like new
Henry hoover 200a Has been refurbished New motor and cable, but no tools Fully working amazing suction £55

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[morqthana]

Must have one hell of a motor in it..... what size plug has it got???

Henry hoover 200A

Condition
Used – like new
Henry hoover 200a Has been refurbished New motor and cable, but no tools Fully working amazing suction £55

Bit awkward to use as a way to alert that the fan is on....

 

[TNDU]

Could you mount a simple batten holder along side the fan and wire it across the motor terminals? Not as neat as a small fitted indicator admittedly but more visible

that would work!

 

[TNDU]

The indicator (assuming it's one such as has been linked) will have two wires coming from it. These, as said above, need to connect across the motor in the fan. This should also have two connections and which way round does not matter. Easiest way to do this is post a photo of the fan with top removed and try to show the wiring. If your friend has a soldering iron he will probably also be able to guide you on what to do.

here is the fan without the cover on. any chance of connecting an LED light into that?

 

[CountryFan]

here is the fan without the cover on. any chance of connecting an LED light into that?

Plenty of room on that right hand side.

 

[TNDU]

Plenty of room on that right hand side.

i don't mean room, i mean where do i connect this (link below) to it. i don't know which wires are the motors. i can see the power supply cables to the fan, the white one. but i don't know about the other connections. where do i connect the LED light connections on the photo?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gebildet-Indicator-Waterproof-Signal-Orange/dp/B08LDDS59D?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A1DBC97EH2O973&th=1

 

[CountryFan]

i don't mean room, i mean where do i connect this (link below) to it. i don't know which wires are the motors. i can see the power supply cables to the fan, the white one. but i don't know about the other connections. where do i connect the LED light connections on the photo?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gebildet-Indicator-Waterproof-Signal-Orange/dp/B08LDDS59D?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A1DBC97EH2O973&th=1

The black wires, usually not polarity sensitive. Blue ones are for the pull cord

 

[TNDU]

The black wires, usually not polarity sensitive. Blue ones are for the pull cord

thank you. on making the photo larger, i can see that you are right. the blue wires connect to the pull chord and the black wires connect to the rotating blade / motor. It looks to say on the two black wires terminals "ML" and "MN", which I assume to mean Motor Live and Motor Neutral.

the LED indicator on Amazon is 230V indicator, so I assume that will work as there are similar indicators on sale but they are DC, the ones I linked are AC, which someone had mentioned earlier in the post would be suitable. can you check for me that the one I link below will work?

so I just connect the black wire and the yellow wire on the LED light to the "ML" and "MN" on the extractor fan randomly as it is not polar neutral? fortuntately there are screws there so there is no need to buy an iron solder gun. someone did say that there may be screws there, which I could use. it would be such a result if this will work!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gebildet-Indicator-Waterproof-Signal-Orange/dp/B08LDDS59D?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A1DBC97EH2O973&th=1

 

[GarethW]

Yes that looks perfect.
Before drilling the hole in the cover, triple check the clearance space behind the intended hole location and that the cable run from the light is clear and not too far away from the terminals.