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Post by Adam D. on Jun 1, 2004 19:39:29 GMT -5
Added to Codep Gallery......Check it out......Adam
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Post by Andrew G. on Jun 1, 2004 21:04:47 GMT -5
That is by far the strangest, oddest looking codep I have ever seen. It has a spinner motor with a switch housing design like the moss WF series. Yet it is a pretty neat fan.
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Post by Adam D. on Jun 1, 2004 21:08:02 GMT -5
I think it is really neat too. To bad it does not go that fast, it goes as fast as the others i found that look like codeps but not sure because they do not say.....Thanks....Adam
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Post by Andrew G. on Jun 1, 2004 21:10:52 GMT -5
I think it is really neat too. To bad it does not go that fast, it goes as fast as the others i found that look like codeps but not sure because they do not say.....Thanks....Adam The pitch of the blades on that fan looks a little steep. Maybe if you bent the brackets a bit the fan would go faster. Although, like my airmaster industrial fans, they just go slow and that might be the case here too. |
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Post by Adam D. on Jun 1, 2004 21:18:34 GMT -5
that could be it because the motor does get hotter than normal. but I don't think someone would bend the blades, and the other fans run slow too.
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Post by Adam D. on Jun 1, 2004 21:29:01 GMT -5
I also forgot to mention that it does make a hum noise, like the 3 blade tat industrial fan..
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Post by Farah on Jun 1, 2004 22:29:23 GMT -5
Nice fan! I very rarely seen these kinds of fans anywhere that i go now! I guess they must be a classic. ;D 
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2004 10:49:07 GMT -5
Those are the classic Codep blades I was reffering to. Squared on the end near the motor, arch end tips. Never seen one with that huge switch housing and those blades.
As for the speed . . . there are three things to check:
1. Bearings: how freely do the blades turn? If the bearings are dirty, dry, or gummed, that can slow the motor. Sometimes the bearings can become tight and binding as well, that can also be an issue
2. Blades: you can bend the blades to a shallower pitch if they appear to be too steep, also check to make sure they all are the same pitch, if just one is knocked steeper that can slow the fan significantly. Also if any of the blades are warped.
3. Capacitor/speed control: if the capacitor is bad that can slow the motor. However that generally wouldnt increase the motor heat.
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Post by Adam D. on Jun 2, 2004 14:36:23 GMT -5
The fan spins freely. I would know if that was the problem.
As far as the bends in the blades, they all have a perfect steep. The metal is really strong, and would be extremely hard to bend one.
I think that those fans were not made to go very fast. Why would all three fans be slow? Not unless those codep ceiling fans from that era had a common problem.
The fan with the fat switch housing and the other two in your gallery, I'm almost 100% sure all three of them are Golden Fan Electric, They also made one with the Emerson Blender fan or Tat Coper fan type switch housing......The tropical Breeze switch housing is slightly different, and not really noticable in photos....Adam
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2004 23:27:49 GMT -5
As far as the bends in the blades, they all have a perfect steep. The metal is really strong, and would be extremely hard to bend one. Bend them, all evenly, to be slightly less steep, and the motor will run faster and cooler. |
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Post by Adam D. on Jun 3, 2004 21:03:40 GMT -5
Dan, you are right, I bent all four blades to a less steep and the fan runs ten times faster. It still makes the low pitch hum noise, I wonder if this fan was left on alot with the blades bent the way they were, causing damage to the motor. Could that be the reason for the hum, or is that the capacitor? The noise stays the same on all three speeds, it does not get louder or more quiet.....Adam
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2004 21:23:02 GMT -5
Dan, you are right, I bent all four blades to a less steep and the fan runs ten times faster. It still makes the low pitch hum noise, I wonder if this fan was left on alot with the blades bent the way they were, causing damage to the motor. Could that be the reason for the hum, or is that the capacitor? The noise stays the same on all three speeds, it does not get louder or more quiet.....Adam Usually neither of the things you mentioned are the cause of hum although it's possible. Hum usually comes from vibration not being well isolated, or a speed control. |
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