Post by Jean Lemieux on Mar 28, 2012 17:54:20 GMT -5
Last Sunday I went to get this rare SMC CA52 that was on Kijiji. It was first priced at 45$ and the price dropped at 25$.
It's all complete and the finish is in amazing condition. The blades are a beautiful golden oak finish. Unfortunately it suffered from a previous owner that does not know that the blades of a ceiling fan have to be unscrew from the motor before even thinking about touching the fan's mounting hardware so the brackets are all wonky. They are also droopy but I think that's more because of the way the brackets are made. Basically they are droppy for the same reason that a lot of 1980-1990s Hunter have their brackets sagging.
There is one bracket in particular that it pitch the wrong way. I tried fixing it but I'm afraid to brake it. Still with all theses brackets problems I was amazed how the fan barely even wobbles and often when a fan have it's bracket messed up, the airflow will be reduced but it still have an amazing air delivery. It's got an audible hum though.
It was made in October 1987 which means that it some of the last Hong Kong made SMC. It have a beefy brown motor with good silent smooth bearings. I consider it rare because I never saw one exactly like it, at least not around here and also because the Hong Kong made SMC are pretty rare around here. It's labeled Sears Canada INC. like a lot of more upscale SMC's. It's my first fan with a detachable switch housing.
As you can see the extra SMC pulls I got from David last summer were useful on this one.
RPM estimation: 60/140/200
It originally came with this exact same light kit builtinpro.hk/en/SMC/Cooling/Accessories/L501 but I removed it because it's antique brass instead of polished brass. I love it though, I love theses classic 5 light kit. I've been wanting one for quiet a while. I'm gonna try it on this fan:
www.vintageceilingfans.com/membergalleries/gallery/showimage.php?i=115&c=34
It's all complete and the finish is in amazing condition. The blades are a beautiful golden oak finish. Unfortunately it suffered from a previous owner that does not know that the blades of a ceiling fan have to be unscrew from the motor before even thinking about touching the fan's mounting hardware so the brackets are all wonky. They are also droopy but I think that's more because of the way the brackets are made. Basically they are droppy for the same reason that a lot of 1980-1990s Hunter have their brackets sagging.
There is one bracket in particular that it pitch the wrong way. I tried fixing it but I'm afraid to brake it. Still with all theses brackets problems I was amazed how the fan barely even wobbles and often when a fan have it's bracket messed up, the airflow will be reduced but it still have an amazing air delivery. It's got an audible hum though.
It was made in October 1987 which means that it some of the last Hong Kong made SMC. It have a beefy brown motor with good silent smooth bearings. I consider it rare because I never saw one exactly like it, at least not around here and also because the Hong Kong made SMC are pretty rare around here. It's labeled Sears Canada INC. like a lot of more upscale SMC's. It's my first fan with a detachable switch housing.
As you can see the extra SMC pulls I got from David last summer were useful on this one.
RPM estimation: 60/140/200
It originally came with this exact same light kit builtinpro.hk/en/SMC/Cooling/Accessories/L501 but I removed it because it's antique brass instead of polished brass. I love it though, I love theses classic 5 light kit. I've been wanting one for quiet a while. I'm gonna try it on this fan:
www.vintageceilingfans.com/membergalleries/gallery/showimage.php?i=115&c=34
That antique light kit looks pretty good with the four seasons. Nice job!!