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(So that you don’t have to, and can learn them in less than 8 minutes per gadget). Join me on the journey to becoming a better mechanical design engineer in the most efficient way.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This week I’ll tear apart a fan. I’ll teach you the mechanisms that govern the item\u002Fdevice, while specifically focusing on how the 3 speed switch mechanism works. (Although the switch is an off the shelf part, but I think it’s important to understand its inner workings)\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Note: For a full, rich explanation on how the inner mechanisms work, make sure to watch the video below and leave a comment. You won’t be disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"ds-video\">\u003Ca data-3ds-videoplayer=\"modal\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=1aQMwejwNSU\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan class=\"ImageCover Border Block\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\u002F\u002Fimg.youtube.com\u002Fvi\u002F1aQMwejwNSU\u002Fhqdefault.jpg); width:100%; height: 100%;\">\u003Cspan class=\"Btn--circle isCenter\">\u003Ci class=\"Icon Icon--playBig\">\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>A few key features\u002Fgeometries photographed below. 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