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Post by Jean Lemieux on Feb 7, 2023 21:33:18 GMT -5
Here's a little Havells Speedster in glossy brown colour I got new in the box two years ago. In the last 20 years or so these small indian made spinners with four metal blades have gotten very common except we always see them in 60 cm which I find ridiculously small. This particular model caught my eye being 75 cm rather than 60. A rare size for this style a fan. Small size metal bladed spinners are usually 60 or 90 cm but rarely an in-between 75. The proportions are much better than on a 60 cm model. These little fans are meant to operate at very high speeds. Despite being 15 cm larger this one is not much different than the 60 cm ones in terms of rpms. In other words it's crazy fast. It's supposedly 780 rpms on high! The rpms on high speed are comparable to that of a portable fan on high speed. It's probably my most light weighted ceiling fan. The canopies are plastic. I love how ultra glossy the paint is. Very much like my USHA, the paint has a distinctive shade of red in it even though Havells simply calls it ''brown''. It's pratically burgundy. I noticed a lot of contemporary indian ceiling fans have this specific shade of brown which I like a lot. It's classy. Initially the motor was a little crooked. Indian fans have the advantage of being very easy to open without having to force anything. I opened it and moved the spring more to the center and now it's much more straight. On lower speeds it's pretty quiet running and a very wobble-free fan. The slowest it can go is about 125-130 rpms.   Enjoy! |
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Post by fantasticfans on Feb 7, 2023 22:23:02 GMT -5
I do quite like some of these designs. This being one of them. They bring a look not much here in North America can match. Well, not anymore. The older Indian Crompton fans could bring that style but these days theres not much.
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Feb 8, 2023 1:29:55 GMT -5
I do quite like some of these designs. This being one of them. They bring a look not much here in North America can match. Well, not anymore. The older Indian Crompton fans could bring that style but these days theres not much. Crompton used to have a small ceiling fan of an odd size of about 80-82 cm around the late 1970's to early 1980's. I believe it was named the Princess. More recently they have/had the High Speed and Cool Breeze models but they are only available in the typical 60 cm size. |
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Post by fantasticfans on Feb 8, 2023 11:22:50 GMT -5
It was the Princess I believe. I remember seeing some on collectors channels. It was like 81 centimeters I think.
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Feb 8, 2023 22:47:14 GMT -5
It was the Princess I believe. I remember seeing some on collectors channels. It was like 81 centimeters I think. It's a cute fan in a rare size. The Casablanca Wailea also has that uncommon blade diameter. Toshiba which very rarely offered any ceiling fans also had one in this size at some point but with three blades. |
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Post by becausecanadia on Feb 9, 2023 17:06:52 GMT -5
How do you run these here? Aren't they 220V/50Hz?
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Feb 12, 2023 7:21:25 GMT -5
How do you run these here? Aren't they 220V/50Hz? Most of contemporary indian ceiling fans have the advantage of using motors that have the ability to perform well at low voltage (HPLV motors) to withstand voltages fluctuations and continue to work well on lower voltages without loosing too much RPMS. This is not false advertisement, they definitely work well at various voltages. Very convenient. The extra little 10 Hz does help to compensate for the lower voltage too. Most the speeds are shown on 120 volts. For high speed I use a combination of autotransformers and a setp up transformers to run them at a voltage of about 208 volts. 240 volts at 60 Hz might be a little brutal for these. Unless you really have a regular need for the crazy high speed these have, these are totally usable at various voltages. |
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Post by Tais on Feb 13, 2023 2:33:46 GMT -5
awesome fan! havells is one of the good new indian fan brands nowadays!
the motor resembles bajaj maxima in lots of ways!
i got one 750mm decorative fan from indonesia branded MT Edma, those sizes are very uncommon indeed!
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Post by becausecanadia on Feb 13, 2023 7:29:38 GMT -5
How do you run these here? Aren't they 220V/50Hz? Most of contemporary indian ceiling fans have the advantage of using motors that have the ability to perform well at low voltage (HPLV motors) to withstand voltages fluctuations and continue to work well on lower voltages without loosing too much RPMS. This is not false advertisement, they definitely work well at various voltages. Very convenient. The extra little 10 Hz does help to compensate for the lower voltage too. Most the speeds are shown on 120 volts. For high speed I use a combination of autotransformers and a setp up transformers to run them at a voltage of about 208 volts. 240 volts at 60 Hz might be a little brutal for these. Unless you really have a regular need for the crazy high speed these have, these are totally usable at various voltages. Hm, neat. I've always wanted a Mitsubishi industrial ceiling fan lol |
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Feb 14, 2023 8:37:30 GMT -5
Most of contemporary indian ceiling fans have the advantage of using motors that have the ability to perform well at low voltage (HPLV motors) to withstand voltages fluctuations and continue to work well on lower voltages without loosing too much RPMS. This is not false advertisement, they definitely work well at various voltages. Very convenient. The extra little 10 Hz does help to compensate for the lower voltage too. Most the speeds are shown on 120 volts. For high speed I use a combination of autotransformers and a setp up transformers to run them at a voltage of about 208 volts. 240 volts at 60 Hz might be a little brutal for these. Unless you really have a regular need for the crazy high speed these have, these are totally usable at various voltages. Hm, neat. I've always wanted a Mitsubishi industrial ceiling fan lol The current model or an older variant? www.homepro.co.th/p/1107713 |
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Post by becausecanadia on Feb 14, 2023 19:13:38 GMT -5
Current model is fine, I just want it cause it'd be humorous cause Mitsubishi is best known here for their cars. |
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Feb 15, 2023 3:15:09 GMT -5
Current model is fine, I just want it cause it'd be humorous cause Mitsubishi is best known here for their cars. I would love to find an older one from the 1960's. |
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Feb 15, 2023 6:31:19 GMT -5
awesome fan! havells is one of the good new indian fan brands nowadays! the motor resembles bajaj maxima in lots of ways! i got one 750mm decorative fan from indonesia branded MT Edma, those sizes are very uncommon indeed! I noticed it's a company that has been around for only about 20 years or so. Yes it's true that the motor ressembles the one used on the Bajaj Maxima. This one is more rounded on the sides. The bottom is also not completely flat. The canopies appears to be exactly the same as on the 2014 Havells Velocity you have. 75/76 cm is actually a relatively common blade diameter for wood bladed ceiling fans especially the ones with six blades like these 76 cm hugger with single light kit but very rare for metal bladed spinners. Did you saw any ceiling fans of this style in this blade diameter? |
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