G'day Nigel,

RF interference with electronics in the close quarters of an RV is definitely an issue. Lithium Ion battery powered fans do emit a small amount of RF energy that may cause interference if placed too close to the TV, antenna, or antenna cable. Having said that, I held a running fan up next to the in-store TV just then and it was fine. 

The fan is light and very portable. You should be able to find a place for it quite easily if one spot doesn't suit.

G'day James,

Unfortunately not.  You need to select either 'AC' (input power) or 'Battery' to run the fan, and there is an isolator between the two.
When set to 'Battery', allowing the charge current to flow, the fan won't run.
When set to 'AC' it will run because it's plugged in, but the battery won't get charged.

G'day Jarod,

Yes, they're fairly robust, so should be able to handle flat storage/transport. If you're regularly travelling on dirt roads, it would be worth storing it upright, or at least in the box, to reduce any chance of it being shaken around too much.

G'day Steve,

Yes, you can disable the oscillation feature of the 12" fan, there is a knob on the back to put the fan in either mode.

G'day Kim,

The Rechargeable Lithium Ion Fan 12" has a 490cm 12V cable and 135cm 240V cable. These cables are the same length as the other Coleman fans.

G'day Raegan,

We've picked up and moved our display model while running and had no issues with it, so we can't see any reason why you wouldn't be able to temporarily hang your fan upside down.

G'day Helen,

Yes, you can charge the fan via the 12V Cigarette Plug cable. It will take approximately 8 hours for a full charge cycle.

Hi Christian,

The light simply stays on and lit red when charging, it doesn't appear to turn off when charged but Coleman don't state that it does in the documentation.

As for the current draw, the only extra information I have to give you is the maximum watts for each, which 16 16W for the 16" version and 20W for the 20" version and inside is is a 7.4V, 4Ah battery. The fan appears to run whilst charging but it needs to be on the AC setting to do this. This is still the case whilst plugged into a 12V source i.e. the switch needs to be on AC, in which case there is probably no net gain on the battery as it is both running from and charging the battery at the same time.

If plugged into a DC source with the switch on DC, the fan will not run... strange, I know, but it does work.

To date we've had no negative feedback on the accuracy of the runtimes for these, I guess time will tell how accurate the stated time is, but for now, things are looking positive.

G'day Carl,

I've just tested our display models and the oscillating feature can either be on STOP or OSCILLATE (12"). The 8" has a twist cap that will either stop or freeturns a front circular disk.

G'day Anthony,

You've hit the nail on the head there with the weight factor. Lithium batteries have a longer overall life span than lead-acid batteries and are much lighter, hence the weight difference here. Yes, you can run the unit directly off DC when the battery is flat.