Comments on: Helmet Fans

By: » Blurb/tutorial on quarian helmets. Deck of Many Things

» Blurb/tutorial on quarian helmets. Deck of Many Things — Sat, 28 May 2011 07:44:17 +0000

[...] Helmet fan- The helmet gets foggy fast so I installed a small fan inside to keep myself cool. I used the tutorial here…super easy to install but its a bit pricey http://costumebot.com/archives/11 [...]

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:27:47 +0000

Hi Rick, No, the battery shouldn’t get hot. Do you know what the voltage and current ratings of your fan is? As to how you choose to route the air, there are as many methods as there are people in the 501st. I’ve rarely seen the same thing twice. That said, it really depends on what you need the fan to do. For me, I need it to help keep my glasses and helmet lenses from fogging up. For that reason, I went with blowers instead of fans in my new TIE pilot helmet. A new tip I recently discovered is a site at http://www.allelectronics.com . I just bought some new fans from them and found them to be WAY cheaper than anyone else. Best of luck with your Vader!

By: Rick

Rick — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 04:39:06 +0000

Not sure if you’re still replying to this but I’ll give it a shot. I’ve followed your tutorial and will install a fan in my Vader helmet; however, is it natural that the 9V battery gets quite hot? The guy at RadioShack also told me to install one fan to bring air in and one to blow air out; is this what most people are doing? I bought a case to house the batteries and plan on installing the case in the back of the Vader helmet, I believe there’s plenty of room for it. Thanks for your time
Rick

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:43:12 +0000

I suppose it depends on what works for you. I’ve always had the fans blowing on my face because I wear glasses. They usually fog up before the lenses do. I’ve heard of several people using tiny centrifugal blowers (basically little squirrel-cage fans) to blow air up onto their lenses but I haven’t tried that myself.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:45:29 +0000

Thanks for posting the video. I have one question: if I want to just keep my helmet from fogging up, should I position it so that the wind blows onto the inside of the mask or should the air blow onto my face?

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:43:01 +0000

It depends on your switch. There are lots of different types. If it’s the type that will mount to a surface you’ll have to make a hole and decide where you can mount it where it won’t be seen.