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Post by Cole S. on May 31, 2012 20:48:40 GMT -5
Thanks to Derek who stumbled across the listing, I was finally able to meet up with these people tonight. I was hoping the other two fans not pictured would be just as good as the listed A-52, and I guess they were because there were two more! Each one is slightly different, will have more details as I put them up for testing. Told the guy I was a collector, and he took $20 off since I took all three. He even threw in the history of where the fans came from for free. ;D
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Post by Andrew G. on May 31, 2012 20:59:07 GMT -5
*DROOLS*
I NEED a set of those blade irons in bright brass.....
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Post by Adam D. on May 31, 2012 21:15:42 GMT -5
I've always wanted one of these.. I stumble across a few of these on CL with the non Laguna switch housing.. This and the Laguna are my favorite ceiling fans S.M.C. made..
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Post by Jonathan A. on May 31, 2012 21:24:54 GMT -5
Nice find, can't wait to see the video!
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Post by Cole S. on May 31, 2012 21:44:18 GMT -5
Dang, seems that one of the shorter switch housing ones has a damaged motor. Hums but won't spin at all...
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Post by Adam D. on May 31, 2012 22:15:57 GMT -5
That could be a Capacitor issue...
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Post by JW on May 31, 2012 22:23:37 GMT -5
Middle one looks like it has Tyeb blades.
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Post by Rick M. on May 31, 2012 22:48:52 GMT -5
Wow, I love those! Awesome SMCs; I hope you can get the one that hums working again.
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Post by Cole S. on May 31, 2012 23:00:23 GMT -5
That could be a Capacitor issue... There... is no capacitor? Where would it be on these things if there was one? It's not in the switch housing or canopy, and I don't see how they'd put it in the motor housing. Thinking about trying a different speed control just to be sure it's not that, but it seemed like that was working alright. Middle one looks like it has Tyeb blades. Which is weird because there are no other holes in them, and these brackets take such a weird pattern of four screws. There is generic style stencil on the other side.
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Post by thefanman84 "Elder Moss" on May 31, 2012 23:22:40 GMT -5
AWESOME!!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU!!!
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Post by Adam D. on May 31, 2012 23:28:49 GMT -5
It would either be in the switch housing or possibly in the motor housing.. all fans have a capacitor or a transformer, fan motors couldn't run directly off 110v current... Those might be old enough to have a big oil filled cap, im sure it would be in the motor housing somewhere.. Andrew has one I'm sure he could tell you..
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Post by Andrew G. on May 31, 2012 23:59:13 GMT -5
Andrew has one I'm sure he could tell you.. Yes.. mine is a newer 3 speed version with a regular laguna switch housing (none of this short crap). The capacitor is crammed within the switch housing, as it also should be with the one pictured on the right.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2012 0:50:10 GMT -5
Not all ceiling fans have a cap, but these do. Should be in the switch housing.
AWESOME score. Even if you make the best 2 out of 3.
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Post by Cole S. on Jun 1, 2012 10:33:27 GMT -5
It would either be in the switch housing or possibly in the motor housing.. all fans have a capacitor or a transformer, fan motors couldn't run directly off 110v current... Those might be old enough to have a big oil filled cap, im sure it would be in the motor housing somewhere.. Andrew has one I'm sure he could tell you.. You were right, it's in the motor housing on the left and center ones. And you were also right that it seems to be a cap issue. Thought it was the motor because the motor screws were in too far without the blades on and I thought they caught the windings and messed them up (hate that about these SMCs). I don't have an actual cap for it, but I tested it quick with a significantly lower value and it wanted to spin...
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Post by Adam D. on Jun 1, 2012 11:56:57 GMT -5
Well good.. Very good.. I ruined the motor in my CEC Emperor, because of the screws being longer and they ended up scraping the windings.. Thank god I had an extra JCPenney Moss Heirloom lying around which uses the same motor.. It's usually when you screw the screws back into the motor too far without the blades, what can damage windings.. Most fans you don't have to worry about that, but some you do that have longer screws and the holes line up with the windings..
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