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Post by Chris H. on Jul 24, 2010 1:59:42 GMT -5
I haven't yet measured this fan in terms of grille/fan diameter- after owning it for ten years. D'oh! But I did take new pics of it. I am beginning to wonder if the front grille is at all original. I have a feeling it isn't. The bright white doesn't match the butterscotch/off white/putrid beige color of the rest of the fan. Thanks Uncle! There might have been a sticker where the switch is (where the red ink is). So sad, but at least the fan works. Everybody has seen this fan of course- I just need to make a new video of it all by itself.
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Post by Chris H. on Jul 24, 2010 2:02:01 GMT -5
I think I'll take a pic of the motor- with the back cover off.
Anybody know of anything about Tatung portable fans?
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Post by Chris H. on Jul 24, 2010 2:11:34 GMT -5
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Post by Chris H. on Jul 24, 2010 2:14:23 GMT -5
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Post by Chris H. on Jul 24, 2010 2:59:33 GMT -5
Video is in the gallery
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Post by tonyt on Jul 24, 2010 9:41:33 GMT -5
mhmmmmm tht fan looks so cute,
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Post by Perrey Z. on Jul 24, 2010 11:33:04 GMT -5
I haven't yet measured this fan in terms of grille/fan diameter- after owning it for ten years. D'oh! But I did take new pics of it. I am beginning to wonder if the front grille is at all original. I have a feeling it isn't. The bright white doesn't match the butterscotch/off white/putrid beige color of the rest of the fan. Thanks Uncle. There might have been a sticker where the switch is (where the red ink is). So sad, but at least the fan works. Everybody has seen this fan of course- I just need to make a new video of it all by itself. I have two of these. the guard is original to the model. What happens is when these pieces are manufactured, they're either 100% in-house productions meaning the whole fan was manufacture in the same plant., a few times, when the demand for the product is high and a quick turn around is needed, companies outsource a few other parts to make a final product faster for export. When those outsourced parts are brought-in together, they match, however within time, they start looking a bit discolored because the chemicals use for the plastic were not the same quality level use by the original manufacturer, in this case, Tatung. Case in point; the SuperNintendo gaming console. Some of those units have aged evenly, others have lower yellowish gray cases which looks very different than the top case or the controllers The front guard of your Tatung is manufactured by Tatung Fan Co. while the other parts were outsourced from someone else, that's why you see a mis-match difference.
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Post by Chris H. on Jul 24, 2010 11:41:17 GMT -5
Ah. I see.
What about the motor? Is that original? Because it sounds..well...like it needs something done to it. It is a powerful air mover though...there's no doubt about that one. It's just too noisy to use at night.
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Post by Perrey Z. on Jul 24, 2010 12:28:57 GMT -5
Ah. I see. What about the motor? Is that original? Because it sounds..well...like it needs something done to it. It is a powerful air mover though...there's no doubt about that one. It's just too noisy to use at night. One of mine also makes a lot of noise, I found out the front sleeve bearing is broken forcing the rotor to hit the stator. I had the same problem with one of my 9-inch Blue Galaxy until I left it alone for less than 30-minutes and it almost burn my house down because the sleeve bearing was so deteriorated that the rotor gave in and got stuck with the stator leaving the fan on without spinning forcing it to heat up and almost bursting into fire. From now on, any C-type motor fan that has problems with the sleeve bearing will NOT be left on unattended. There's a way to test if the front sleeve is broken., remove the blades and try to toggle the shaft up and down, if you feel any movement, the sleeve bearing is broken and needs to be replace.
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Post by Chris H. on Jul 24, 2010 12:44:56 GMT -5
Ah. I see. What about the motor? Is that original? Because it sounds..well...like it needs something done to it. It is a powerful air mover though...there's no doubt about that one. It's just too noisy to use at night. One of mine also makes a lot of noise, I found out the front sleeve bearing is broken forcing the rotor to hit the stator. I had the same problem with one of my 9-inch Blue Galaxy until I left it alone for less than 30-minutes and it almost burn my house down because the sleeve bearing was so deteriorated that the rotor gave in and got stuck with the stator leaving the fan on without spinning forcing it to heat up and almost bursting into fire. From now on, any C-type motor fan that has problems with the sleeve bearing will NOT be left on unattended. There's a way to test if the front sleeve is broken., remove the blades and try to toggle the shaft up and down, if you feel any movement, the sleeve bearing is broken and needs to be replace. I can move it up and down the motor housing (forward and back) but not up and down (vertically) within the motor housing.
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Post by Perrey Z. on Jul 24, 2010 12:55:05 GMT -5
One of mine also makes a lot of noise, I found out the front sleeve bearing is broken forcing the rotor to hit the stator. I had the same problem with one of my 9-inch Blue Galaxy until I left it alone for less than 30-minutes and it almost burn my house down because the sleeve bearing was so deteriorated that the rotor gave in and got stuck with the stator leaving the fan on without spinning forcing it to heat up and almost bursting into fire. From now on, any C-type motor fan that has problems with the sleeve bearing will NOT be left on unattended. There's a way to test if the front sleeve is broken., remove the blades and try to toggle the shaft up and down, if you feel any movement, the sleeve bearing is broken and needs to be replace. I can move it up and down the motor housing (forward and back) but not up and down (vertically) within the motor housing. Sometimes you think you don't feel it moving because the damage is minimal to feel it by moving it vertically but if the bearing has expanded, when electricity is applied, the motor will feel it making that "R" sound you mentioned on the other thread.
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Post by Chris H. on Jul 24, 2010 13:00:44 GMT -5
I can move it up and down the motor housing (forward and back) but not up and down (vertically) within the motor housing. Sometimes you think you don't feel it moving because the damage is minimal to feel it by moving it vertically but if the bearing has expanded, when electricity is applied, the motor will feel it making that "R" sound you mentioned on the other thread. LOL. I'm sorry for the confusion. The R sound on that other thread was about the sound most older motors make when turned on. The R sound here (the video is in the gallery) on my Tatung on the other hand..that could be the bearings? I turned the motor on (sans blades) and it did not make that noise.
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Post by philippe1995 on Jul 24, 2010 14:18:26 GMT -5
the fan is so cute!!!i love the blue blades on this!so tiny motor!!!
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Post by Chris H. on Jul 24, 2010 17:17:04 GMT -5
It is cute yes, and like most/all vintage fans, is a little ugly with the beige overkill from which discoloration has taken presence. I love metal grilles! LOL
I had a cuter fan made in the mid 90s- metal grille, all white, semi-transparent grey blades, two speed made by Holmes if I remember correctly- either that or it was Galaxy/Lasko (?). I gave it away sadly.
This one moves more air though. The motor is noisy on this one.
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Post by Rick M. on Jul 24, 2010 22:27:34 GMT -5
That's a cool fan! I love those old blue-bladed fans.
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