Customer Reviews

Optimus F-0645S 6-Inch 2-Speed Convertible Personal Clip-On/Table Fan, White

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

Really, I'm not unrealistic. I know that lower prices normally mean an equal decline in quality. But this was too much. One of the fans hums but doesn't turn (returned this one). Two others had the on/off switch knocked back into the casing--I had to disassemble these and glue them (even before plugging them in!). I am sure you can find somewhere better to spend $10 and cool off.

This fan was awful and didn't work out of the box, as follows:
- The off/hi/lo switch wasn't installed right and kept falling into the housing when you tried to use it
- The lo setting didn't even work
- Upon looking into it, the wiring for the lo setting wasn't even hooked up!

Conclusion: Looks like someone assembled this in their garage. The wiring wasn't soldered and just held together with electrical tape. This fan is great if you just wanna throw away $10! I suppose you get what you pay for.

This is an inexpensive fan that clips on instead of standing on a flat surface. It works and it looks ok and fits on my shower curtain rod where we attach it and run it after showers to keep the mold and mildew down. The only problem I have encounter is the switch became detached an fell inside the fan housing. We were able to retrieve it and re-attach it and it seems to be fine now. Minor flaw for someone that doesn't mind making repaires to equipement but might be major to someone that doesn't have this skill.

It's a good fan for the price, but Amazon can't compete with local supermarkets and other stores. Turns out that this EXACT same fan is available under other brand names. I found a second one at my local supermarket for $10 marked as "Cool-Breeze" brand.

As another reviewer mentioned, the switch fell in on mine as well, but after removing a single Philips screw to get inside, it was easy to clip the switch back into place and it works fine. I would guess that it was never seated properly, because once I re-seated it, it's very sturdy and isn't going to fall in any time soon.

The fan is powered by a standard wall outlet and has a Hi/Lo/Off switch on the back. Comes with a table stand and a clip (can be swapped out with a thumbscrew). It has 360 degree rotation in one direction and can tilt up and down nearly 90, so you can cover just about every direction.

Check your local stores to see if they have the same one for a competitive price.

UPDATE: It's a piece of crap. I have two of these fans and they bother broke the same way. The plastic spring-clip snapped right through. I've rigged both of them up with coathangers and tape so that they clip again, but if I ever buy another clip fan, I will make sure it has a metal clip.

I was looking for a small fan to clip on to my computer desk during the day and onto my bed at night, just to keep me a little cooler when the weather gets to 80 or 90 degrees. It works perfectly for this purpose, and I'm very happy with it. I'm thinking of buying another to take with me to work on hot days.

The fan was cheap so you really can't expect awhole lot. It works pretty well but has to be right near you in order for you to feel it. The front part of the part that is suppose to clip to things broke in half about a week and half after I started using it. So it is definitly made cheap but if your looking for something inexpensive and handy, I would recommend this just make sure you are gentle with it and make sure you don't clip it too something that is too wide or it will break like mine did.

Was having a problem finding a fan I could just clip onto a thin pipe or tube a few feet in the air, problem was all the fans I could find to try were too heavy and their clips not strong enough so the fan would just drooping or falling.

Got this fan and first thing I noticed was it is really lightweight and the clip is oversized so when I attached to the 2" pvc it held it firmly and so far a few months later no issues at all. Good airflow for a small fan and the clip actually works.

Easy to assemble
Quiet
2 speeds
Simple to convert from clip to stand
Light weight
For it's size it moves the air well
The only drawback is the clip holds decently but seems like it might easily be knocked off your desk/counter top and is slightly wobbly.

I bought two of these. One shipped with a slight crack in the clip which ended up completely cracking after 4 or 5 clips. The second one developed the crack after a couple clips and will probably crack soon. I live near the manufacturer so I am going to try and exchange them.

Like other reviewers, I had a problem with the switch. Upon removing the fan from the box, I immediately saw a hole on the back of the fan where the low/off/high switch was supposed to be. Having read the other reviews here, I didn't panic. It is easily fixed. Here's what I did and what you can do to fix it:

PLEASE PHYSICALLY VERIFY that the fan's electrical cord is not plugged in! Failure to do so could result in electrocution and possibly your death! (Don't freak. Once you've made sure the fan is unplugged, fixing the switch problem is very safe.)

Remove the one phillips head (notch type) screw on the back of the fan. Pop open the back cover (pull the top up first as there is a little notch that holds it in on the bottom of the cover.)

If you examine the inside of the back cover, you will see two small plastic tabs. The switch rests in here. Take the switch and line it up with the hole in the back cover. It's difficult to tell if the switch is upside down or not (Off is when the switch is in the middle. Low and High speed are to the sides, but which way is high and which way is low?). If you don't get it right on the first try, you can easily change it later, if you need to. If any of the wires on the switch have fallen off or are not securely attached to the switch, put the cover back on and return the fan -- just to be safe.

Push the switch so that the button goes through the hole and the switch snaps into place. Be careful to not put too much pressure so you don't break the tabs that hold the switch in place. Put the cover (that is now properly holding the switch) back on by putting the notch on bottom of the cover in it's little hole first then slide in the top part of the cover. Screw the screw back in. Make the screw snug, but don't over-tighten it.

Plug the fan in and try it. Does the fan speed match what is stamped on the plastic cover? (When you slide the switch to low, is the fan on low speed?) If not, UNPLUG THE FAN and open it back up and flip the switch over. (Again, take care to not break the tabs that hold the switch in place. If a tab breaks, return the fan. You don't want the switch to fall in and freely move around inside the fan.)

You might have noticed, while you were inside the fan, the motor. there's like a little bridge with a little circle in it. (This is the armature.) I have owned another of this same fan for quite some time. Every so often, the fan acts like it is struggling to start when I turn it on or drags while running. I run my fan 8+ hours a day. Eventually, the motor needs to be lubricated. Other than cleaning the dust off, I put a drop or two of 3-in-1 motor oil on that little circle on the bridge (The inside of this circle is what spins). The fan then spins freely again. You don't need to worry about this now. It's for later. Doing this part can make this low cost little fan last a very long time!

The fan itself is wonderful. I clip it onto the headboard of my bed and point the fan at my head. I put the fan on low and let it run all night. It keeps me nice and cool and is very, very quiet! At work, instead of using the stand to stand it on my desk, I also use the clip to clip it to the side of my desk. (It saves me some desktop space.) The clip holds the fan in place very well. The head of the fan adjusts up and down. You can also pivot the head so you can direct the air anywhere you'd like. I point the fan more towards the surface of the desk. This puts air to my body, but doesn't dry out my eyes.

Oh, in case you're wondering, switching out the clip for the desktop stand and vice-versa is a bit of a pain, but it's simple to do and is a nice feature to have.

Before writing this review, I just ordered a third one of these fans to use in my computer lab, where I need a quiet little fan.

The fan (according to my Kill-A-Watt) uses about 10 watts on low speed and about 12 watts on high speed. Since the switch is a mechanical switch and there is no remote control, the fan uses 0 watts when turned off. (No vampire electronics in this fan!)

I would have given this 5 stars, if not for the switch issue. It is a very easy fix, but you shouldn't have to worry about it!

I truly believe that just about anyone can perform this simple fix. But, if you do not feel comfortable with following the above steps, you may want to look for a different fan so you don't waste your time and money on returning the fan. I now own three of these and wouldn't hesitate to order another if I need it.