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Post by piercetheorganist on Mar 2, 2008 21:00:01 GMT -5
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Post by jeremy on Mar 2, 2008 21:11:01 GMT -5
oh my!!!
the arms/middle piece that looks like those metal bladed(you see in outside a/c unit fan blade)
minus the steel fan blades(i think the motor similar to type of motor uses on tara,casablancas,old jacs(motors with flywheels) since those a/c unit's fan blades have those allen screws to hold the fan blade to the motor..
i have no idea what brand it is,never seen it before,looks ugly
reason why i think the arms/middle pice(that arms attached to) came from the outside a/c unit fan blade cause the way the blades is pitch in wrong way like you always make air blow towards the ceiling,most of those a/c fan blades have that same type pitch cause the motors(in the outside a/c unit) turn clockwise to make air blow up and some company who made that fan got some pieces from the a/c and made it into ceiling fan,and also i look the curve down edges(the middle piece between the blade arms matches the a/c unit fan blade's blade arms/center piece..
i wouldn't be surprised if that same company or person(s) who made this fan also made the 3 bladed and 5 bladed ones too since some a/c unit's fan blades also have 3 and 5 bladed fan blades too,not just 4.
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Post by John "Rockin" Reed on Mar 2, 2008 21:57:55 GMT -5
I don't like the light kit on it
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Post by jeremy on Mar 2, 2008 22:19:00 GMT -5
I don't like the light kit on it me either |
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Post by Farah on Mar 3, 2008 1:28:42 GMT -5
I don't like that light kit either. I agree with the both of you.
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Post by jonasclark on Mar 3, 2008 6:15:25 GMT -5
Weird but cool. I like the fan. Bizarre light kit. Dan...?
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Post by Christian C. on Mar 3, 2008 16:45:19 GMT -5
What the f@#k is that thing? It doesn't even look like a ceiling fan, of course half the the stuff made today doesn't.
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Mar 3, 2008 19:44:35 GMT -5
Of course it looks like a ceiling fan it just that its REALLY WEIRD looking. The canopy looks like a Winco canopy and due to the to shape of the housing it looks like this fan could have a Uplight. The switch housing is ugly but the light kit is interesting. Dan have already posted a picture of a Tara fan with a light kit that have one globe in the center and 3 tulip light on the side. The light kit is not that bad its just that the arms are too long. Note that deep pitch of the blades and rounded tip blades. I wonder what kind of motor does it use.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2008 13:04:24 GMT -5
I've actually seen something very similar to this before, with the same motor housing (at least the bottom of it) and spider (the piece the blades mount to). I dont recall where, I probably have photos on one of my many computers. I have no idea who made them.
I suspect it might be a gear driven fan of some type. If it is not, then it surely has a K63 or K55 type motor.
It's also similar to that blenderfan knockoff Evan Atkinson posted a long time ago, with the four blades and built in round globe.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2008 16:00:13 GMT -5
I KNEW there was a reason it made me think Patton!  |
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Post by jeremy on Mar 11, 2008 16:09:05 GMT -5
yep correct guess,that was my thought too,since patton makes metal bladed floor fans too(i use to have that floor fan) have that same type center/blade arm piece.
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Post by piercetheorganist on Mar 12, 2008 17:57:08 GMT -5
I don't think it's a Patton. The fact that the 3-metal-blade fan pictured above has a similar motor housing doesn't make the fan in question a Patton any more than a bananfan's housing makes it a Hunter.
It has some very non-standard features. Note:
* 3-arm-light kit
* Four screws holding blade to blade iron, with one large thing in the center (decor? megabolt? filing cabinet lock?)
* Appears to be variable-speed
* Note odd canopy
AFAIK, Patton didn't make ceiling fans prior to buying FASCO's ceiling fan division. Either way, note that the 3-metal-blade fan pictured above has a FASCO canopy.
Whatever it is, I doubt it was made by a mainstream brand -- given that none of us have heard of or seen one before, and given that it doesn't share any trademark characteristics with any known brand.
My guess is that it was either made in a very small quantity by a no-name brand, or is something put together from random parts my a retired engineer (or other grandfatherly tinkerer type).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2008 21:32:34 GMT -5
I don't think it's a Patton. The fact that the 3-metal-blade fan pictured above has a similar motor housing doesn't make the fan in question a Patton any more than a bananfan's housing makes it a Hunter. Actually my theory had little to do with the housing. * Four screws holding blade to blade iron, with one large thing in the center (decor? megabolt? filing cabinet lock?) So does the Patton. AFAIK, Patton didn't make ceiling fans prior to buying FASCO's ceiling fan division. Either way, note that the 3-metal-blade fan pictured above has a FASCO canopy. Actually they did, and they used GE? motors but Fasco canopies. I'm still confused about pre-Fasco Pattons. Whatever it is, I doubt it was made by a mainstream brand -- given that none of us have heard of or seen one before, and given that it doesn't share any trademark characteristics with any known brand. My guess is that it was either made in a very small quantity by a no-name brand, or is something put together from random parts my a retired engineer (or other grandfatherly tinkerer type). * The no-name brand is my other (primary) theory. |
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Post by Andrew G. on Mar 12, 2008 21:39:51 GMT -5
The housing is definitely that of a patton and the canopy and motor are that of a fasco. Also notice the unusually large size of the motor, how it's nearly protruding from the housing (motors of a similar size are seen in fasco heat cyclers). This sort of thing, in my opinion, couldn't have been home made. Also look at the finish, everything matches. The only thing that bugs me is the color of the blade screws.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2008 21:41:51 GMT -5
You're talking about the industrial, right?
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