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Post by Jean Lemieux on Mar 20, 2015 22:39:37 GMT -5
I really wonder what they learn in school in other provinces. Based on some outside of Québec members of Canada here, it seems they are not following with here. The weirdest part is that theses members are younger. They were all born after 1970. My grand-parents that were born in the 1930's barely use the old system anymore. When I write something, Max writes ''Imperial please'' as if he was 80 years old or more and as if I was supposed to have learn an old English system that England does not even use much anymore. I'm assuming that in Québec they only teach Metric? Here in British Columbia, they teach both Metric and Imperial. In fact, part of Math is learning how to properly convert between the two systems. Like I've said, I hardly ever use Metric. That seems to be the general trend here, as all the employees and volunteers (myself included) at the ReStore use inches, feet, yards, etcetera. Even my dad uses Imperial for measuring length and diameter. Whoa really? This explains how you learning all theses old imperial units because normally someone of your age should not know all this unless you went to school in the US or maybe England. If you learn both systems and how to convert between them how come you seem to not understand when I wrote a measure in metric? I wonder why you use more the harder system of the two while metric is super simple and logic. 1, 10, 100, 1000... Yes, here they teach only metric and it's been like this since about the mid 1970's. I remember in school, some people had a ruler with the two system on each side and students would ask teachers what is the other side for. They told us to not use that and that it would confuse us. It did indeed because it's annoying sometimes when we would place the ruler on paper without looking, it would fall on the imperial side and we would have to turn around the ruler. Now we almost never buy theses type of rulers anymore and the same for the tape measurer that my father has.
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Post by Max C. on Mar 20, 2015 23:46:46 GMT -5
Whoa really? This explains how you learning all theses old imperial units because normally someone of your age should not know all this unless you went to school in the US or maybe England. If you learn both systems and how to convert between them how come you seem to not understand when I wrote a measure in metric? I wonder why you use more the harder system of the two while metric is super simple and logic. 1, 10, 100, 1000... I understand Metric, it's just I prefer Imperial since that's what I always use. Even though Metric is more logical per se, I've never had to rely on that system so I don't know it by heart (unlike Imperial). Back to the topic of fans, it seems as if this thread was renamed "Weird Fans of 2015 Compilation." What else will be added to this list?
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Mar 21, 2015 0:23:05 GMT -5
A Minka Aire was added on the previous page.
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Post by Noah C on Mar 21, 2015 2:00:36 GMT -5
Yes, there is a Minka Aire oddity on the previous page (called iconic). Click to view full size; simply trying not to defer the topic of new weird ceiling fans coming out.
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Post by Jordan U on Mar 21, 2015 10:06:59 GMT -5
Yes, there is a Minka Aire oddity on the previous page (called iconic). Click to view full size; simply trying not to defer the topic of new weird ceiling fans coming out. That one also looks rather out of proportion, especially the switch housing is odd. The sole ceiling fan I can say comes even remotely close to the original in terms of reputation is the casablanca panama. To state another, the fanimation bourbon street; the emerson cornerstone. And to be honest, I Don't believe the new panama is a poor fan. There is still a stack motor version offered. No, it does not look as appealing as its previous form, but it is not a bad fan. How my mind translates this is: the 188x20 motor model as the mainstream (including the unipack model), with the stack and DC motor options being the higher-caliber/echelon models. The spinner motor Panama (current version) is reasonably powerful, in fact its CFM rating is slightly higher than that of the XLP version. So I have nothing wrong with it, as long as I don't have to look at it. I'm generally not fond of DC motor fans, period. From any manufacture, of any model. Note: I made a new thread in General where this discussion of measurements can be carried out.
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Post by Max C. on Mar 21, 2015 12:45:19 GMT -5
Believe it or not, I actually like that new Minka Aire! The motor housing is quite reminiscent of something Hunter would have made back in the 90's. That bizarre light thing needs to go however! The spinner motor Panama (current version) is reasonably powerful, in fact its CFM rating is slightly higher than that of the XLP version. So I have nothing wrong with it, as long as I don't have to look at it. Honestly, I can't stand it. Casablanca was built on stack motors, and now this?!? Even if it does blow a little bit more air, they pretty much turned it into a Hampton Bay which is just pitiful
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Post by Jordan U on Mar 21, 2015 12:47:14 GMT -5
Believe it or not, I actually like that new Minka Aire! The motor housing is quite reminiscent of something Hunter would have made back in the 90's. That bizarre light thing needs to go however! I thought it kind of looked like a small halogen light also, but I don't think it is because how would any wiring fit in there along with it?
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Post by Max C. on Mar 21, 2015 12:50:47 GMT -5
I thought it kind of looked like a small halogen light also, but I don't think it is because how would any wiring fit in there along with it? The wiring could fit no problem. If it uses a canopy-style remote control receiver and the capacitor is in the motor housing, there would be plenty of room for a GU10 halogen bulb.
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Post by Noah C on Mar 21, 2015 12:53:28 GMT -5
The minka aire is underpowered for a 60" fan, using only a 188x15 motor and only moves 6,000 CFM on high. That halogen light on the bottom is odd though.
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Post by Jordan U on Mar 21, 2015 12:54:59 GMT -5
The wiring could fit no problem. If it uses a canopy-style remote control receiver and the capacitor is in the motor housing, there would be plenty of room for a GU10 halogen bulb. I suppose that could be. But that would be a rather ridiculous light design for a fan intended to be in a large room.
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Post by Noah C on Mar 21, 2015 14:49:40 GMT -5
The wiring could fit no problem. If it uses a canopy-style remote control receiver and the capacitor is in the motor housing, there would be plenty of room for a GU10 halogen bulb. I suppose that could be. But that would be a rather ridiculous light design for a fan intended to be in a large room. That is part of the oddity of the ceiling fan
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Post by Noah C on Mar 21, 2015 14:53:13 GMT -5
I thought it kind of looked like a small halogen light also, but I don't think it is because how would any wiring fit in there along with it? The wiring could fit no problem. If it uses a canopy-style remote control receiver and the capacitor is in the motor housing, there would be plenty of room for a GU10 halogen bulb. The typical minka aire utilizes a canopy mount receiver and capacitors are normally in the motor, so halogen/LED wiring would fit in that housing.
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Post by Jordan U on Mar 21, 2015 15:23:12 GMT -5
The wiring could fit no problem. If it uses a canopy-style remote control receiver and the capacitor is in the motor housing, there would be plenty of room for a GU10 halogen bulb. The typical minka aire utilizes a canopy mount receiver and capacitors are normally in the motor, so halogen/LED wiring would fit in that housing. According to Hansel Wholesale, it is in fact a light. It uses a 50 watt GU10 halogen. That's not even that much light! So not only is the fan underpowered (at 6,000 CFM); the light is also! Outrageous indeed. That is part of the oddity of the ceiling fan Good point!
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Post by Noah C on Mar 21, 2015 15:27:06 GMT -5
The typical minka aire utilizes a canopy mount receiver and capacitors are normally in the motor, so halogen/LED wiring would fit in that housing. According to Hansel Wholesale, it is in fact a light. It uses a 50 watt GU10 halogen. That's not even that much light! So not only is the fan underpowered (at 6,000 CFM); the light is also! Outrageous indeed. That is part of the oddity of the ceiling fan Good point! Not to mention the fan is 60"! And they want $400 for that thing. That's outrageous! And that is also how it landed itself in the Weird fans 2015 compilation!
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Post by Jordan U on Mar 21, 2015 15:28:59 GMT -5
They want $400 for that thing. That's outrageous! That is absurd! On the topic of price, what is that other one, the Original copy, going for?
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