How can I control the fan

[ypramesh]

Hi,

First of all I want to thank you all for creating such a wonderful site. I am a very beginner to rowing. I just started rowing in the school gym the other day and I loved it! But I had a problem the wind from the machine is too much and it dried me up very quickly. My question is how do I control the wind (fan speed)?

[Citroen]

I had a problem the wind from the machine is too much and it dried me up very quickly. My question is how do I control the wind (fan speed)?

The angular velocity is proportional to the force used to pull the chain, nothing you can do about that. It has to work that way to dissipate the energy you're putting into the system.

Strictly: work = handle force x stroke length

Work harder, you'll wam up more, sweat more and the breeze from the fan will be a welcome relief. You'll then want one of these: http://www.ps-sport.net/CB_main.htm

[Tyn]

You can put on a c-breeze, but then the wrong away around!

Directing the air away from you!

[johnlvs2run]

Great idea Tyn!

But won't that pull air from the other side of the building????

[ypramesh]

Thanks for the advice guys. I won't give up, today I went for 4000m and it wasn't that bad, I think I am getting use to it.

I see some handle (control knob?) on the fan and it has a scale 1-10. Does anybody have any idea what it is? I tried changing it but didn't recognize any change in the wind speed

[Citroen]

Does anybody have any idea what it is? I tried changing it but didn't recognize any change in the wind speed

The damper lever controls the damping of the fan. That in turn changes the drag factor on the flywheel which radically affects your rowing.

On a clean or brand new machine it makes the difference between pulling steadily and hauling the chain through a bath of syrup.

If the machine isn't clean, then the damper lever has less effect.

The PM2/PM2+/PM3/PM4 monitor measure the drag factor and uses that to compute the number of watts you're putting into the system. The monitor can also display the drag factor. On PM2/PM2+ press the [0/1] on/off button, then press [REST] and [OK] together. Row a few strokes to get the flywheel spinning and the drag factor will display in the bottom right corner of the display.

On PM3/PM4 there is a menu option for drag factor. Choose more options from the main menu, then choose display drag factor from that menu. Again row a few strokes to get the flywheel spinning and it will display the drag factor.

I do that before every session, I row on 108df. (Damper lever around 3.)

Search on here for "drag factor" it's one of the most frequently asked questions.

[Bob S.]

The first thing that came to my mind when I read your message is that you must be using a model B. I had one for many years and it often bothered me that I was getting that cool breeze every time I started. In each case, I warmed up soon enough and it was nice to have the breeze. On the models C and D, I barely detect any breeze from the fan, certainly nothing that compared with the wind from the old model B. Your message did not say which model you were using. The B is a very sturdy machine and a lot of them are still around and in great shape — if they were properly cared for.

Bob S.