[digsrus]

I have a requirement for a couple of 5 inch square cooling fans for an older Enshu machining center. They look pretty standard, but unfortunately require 220 volts. Enshu now has a policy that requires a $750 fee to register used machines before any replacement parts may be purchased from them. So buying from Enshu is a last resort solution based on principle alone.

The fans are made by Tobishi pn# S4556m. I have only been able to locate them from a factory in Korea but the shipping cost from DHL was quoted as $525! I probably can kluge together a solution with more easily available fans, but I would like to have a similar replacement if possible.

Any help in this matter is welcome.
Thanks.

[mactec54]

digsrus

You can get your axial fans at almost any good electrial supply Granger / Digikey / Newark Etc & even you may find the one that will do you on Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=263602_263622

[digsrus]

The ebay fan was not quite the right size, but I was able to come up with a suitable replacement at Digikey. Price? $24 ea! CNCZone FTW!

[Al_The_Man]

One thing to watch for when replacing fans is if they have rotation detection on them that shuts the machine down.
If they have three conductors to the fan, they could be this type.
Al.

[M_Saint]

The fans you are trying to replace are 119MMX38MM

Papst makes a fan with those dimensions just google part# p4850n-papst

And as stated by someone else many times I also just adapt some fans from Grainger or McMastercar Both of them stock 120mm 220v fans that can be modified to fit your machine.