Want to Make a 18V Dewalt Cordless Fan....

[2fpower]

So all you electronic guru's out there.... here is my crazy thought.

I have been using dewalt systems for years. 18v. I have maybe 10 batteries now in different states of happiness.

I also go camping with my son on his boy scout outings as well as camp with our local TAC chapter.

I HATE camping when it is hot. Can't sleep at all when it is 90 degrees and I am covered in sweat.

So, been using fans that run on 4 D cells and that works fine, but then I saw that Ryobi has a fan that is 18V and works with their batteries.

I have no reason to switch to Ryobi, but wondering if I can convert and use Dewalt batteries.

I have an old drill that broke, so I have a mounting part with leads to take power from.

Or I can pick up another fan that works on 18V and convert.

Any thoughts or any other crazy folks out there that have done this?

 

[2fpower]

found this gem...

 

[e9999]

18V is 18V, Ryobi or Dewalt. Just the wiring is (likely) different.
You can get the Ryobi fan and use your batteries with a small amount of rewiring using your old drill leads and battery mounts or just a minor bit of soldering and/or clips. Should be trivial if you're not worried about cosmetics.
Or try and see if you can get a bad Ryobi battery off Craigslist, open it up and connect your battery to the leads inside.

 

[LAMBCRUSHER]

just mount a $5 dash fan blade on a hole saw arbor- any brand of tool will do...

 

[2fpower]

 

[2fpower]

Great advice, here's what I came up with

 

[1973Guppie]

looks very cool, for me I installed an inverter and dc plugs, I have an electrical dc blanket for winter months and a dc fan for summer months, have an extension to run either up to the roof top tent. Keeps me cool in the summer and the girls warm in the winter. I seem to never get cold.