Dead MVS Hazer fan

[Zimsquid]

Evening All,

I have a Le Maitre MVS Hazer on my hands which has a dead fan. Naturally Le Maitre have been very quiet when contacted about it so I thought I'd try here.

Has anyone come across this issue before?

If so, how did you get around it, was it a fan replacement or Hazer replacement?

If a fan replacement, where did you get the fan from as I have not been able to find any spares for the MVS online - apart from the heater tube.

 

Any advise and help would be amazing - then I can get this door stop out of my workshop!

[Cicero]

There are two fans, so first try to swap the spade connectors around (motor one connectors to motor two) and see if the fan spins or not. If it spins, you can look at swapping the switching components (triac or opto), if it still doesn't spin, then it needs a fan motor replacement.

Edited December 14, 2021 by Cicero
Clarity

[Cicero]

I'll add, unfortunately the fans were custom made for the MVS range, so you'll struggle to find an off-the-shelf replacement. Sadly a long-standing company decimated by this pandemic.

[ninjadingle]

I'm amazed with what you've said about Le Maitre being quiet - their support when my MVS died was second to none talking me through what to do over the phone so I could get it working for a show that day. Have you tried calling?

[Zimsquid]

36 minutes ago, ninjadingle said:

I'm amazed with what you've said about Le Maitre being quiet - their support when my MVS died was second to none talking me through what to do over the phone so I could get it working for a show that day. Have you tried calling?

I’m not full time at the venue and only work evenings when they are closed, so email is the only way, unless I call in main jobs time……

[Bryson]

I think this might explain why they’re quiet:

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01526624

 

 

 

[alistermorton]

Bit of a convoluted trail, I wonder if the change to LM 140121 is so that the new phoenix like Le Maitre isn't associated with the old, liquidating one?

[Bryson]

I'm guessing so: there's a new Le Maitre that were previously called MCW Consulting, formed in 2020.  https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12723668. Same company directors.

[alistermorton]

I've been through that mill from the inside (as an employee). It's always a weird time.