I noticed that alot of people when they first start building these fans ran into the same problem that i did at first. The casings on some of these fans are a little flimsy and even if your super careful they can easily be broken. That does not mean that the fan is useless. I am posting some pics of one of the fans that i had to take a little imagination with after i broke the outside casing.
You will take notice of the "tesla pancake coil" i made out of this house wire that holds the unit up. It walks a little bit but it still gives good data.
A old 2 liter bottle cut into a ring makes a good "protective shroud" to make sure no one can accidentally get hurt when its running.



it just shows that even with no shroud these little motors can still pack a punch
(cant beleive your a rush fan thats so cool) 

It felt like there was a spring in the middle somewhere. It would pull a little bit and then go back in. (It wasn't because of the magnetic attraction) I decided to "sacrifice" one and the shaft ended up breaking off where it was glued to the fan blades!
The stator is really nice and the inside shafts are all metal. Any ideas on getting the center shaft with the fan blades to come out?
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