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Post by organist89 on Mar 12, 2004 18:46:40 GMT -5
My 52" antique brass Sears "Turn of the Century" (453.106412)--NEW--just arrived, and I just put it up. God, I'm in tears. That thing is a BEAUTY!!!
Pics will be up in a week.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2004 22:04:47 GMT -5
I have the same one. Four speed, made by Lasko. Motor is a little underpowered for those blades, but it has good bearings, and because of the open design of the windings it doesnt seem to heat up all that badly. Matter of fact, if you bend the blade brackets ever so slightly so the fan has a slightly lesser pitch, it will run perfectly. The reason being those blades get pretty wide any the end, and because they're narrow near the motor, they tend to warp, adding more drag onto the motor.
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Post by organist89 on Mar 12, 2004 23:25:15 GMT -5
I'll leave my brackets alone, for fear of braking them.
The guy replaced the 4-speed pull chain switch with a 3-speed. Anyone have a replacement?
Very quiet, runs VERY well, no wobble.
Why is the motor underpowered? What do you mean?
Why don't they make kickass fans like this any more?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2004 0:48:46 GMT -5
Why is the motor underpowered? What do you mean? Considering the surface area, pitch, and shape of the blades, I think the fan would benefit from a slightly more powerful motor. But it really is a very good quality fan as is, effective and quiet. |
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