Trevor Wilson wrote:

"Steve Sousa" wrote in message
anews.com...

Hello:

I live in a 230V area but need to use a 120V fan to repair an amplifier.
I can only get 230V fan motors here, so i was wondering if i can simply
remove turns from a 230v shaded pole motor to make it into a 120v one?



**That would be the insane solution. And one which won't work. You don't say
where you are, but obtaining 120VAC fans is simply not that difficult,
regardless of where you are. Alternatively, you could source a suitable DC
fan (say: 48 Volts) and use that, connected to a DC supply line within the
amp.


How about using a 1:1 small xformer and doing series boost on the
secondary with the primary connected to the 120 side.. This way, a
240 volt fan can be used in a 120 volt area..

etc..
Jamie.