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Post by Jean Lemieux on Jun 1, 2012 14:43:19 GMT -5
I though it might have been some very stiff bearings. My old SMC A52-C had very stiff and noisy bearings and would not spin much on the lowest speed. After oiling it, it was much better.
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Post by fancollector12 on Jun 1, 2012 15:24:11 GMT -5
Sweet finds! Can't wait to see them hooked up!
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Post by Cole S. on Jun 1, 2012 21:47:06 GMT -5
I though it might have been some very stiff bearings. My old SMC A52-C had very stiff and noisy bearings and would not spin much on the lowest speed. After oiling it, it was much better. It's definitely been suggested, but it spins freely for a good while even just pushing it by hand.
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Post by Cole S. on Jun 1, 2012 21:54:58 GMT -5
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Post by fancollector12 on Jun 1, 2012 22:05:41 GMT -5
That last one looks a bit like a hunter designers choice with the solid bottom plate like that. Notice I say a bit. Good luck restoring the rough one (: what's wrong with the non functional one?
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Post by Daniel G. on Jun 1, 2012 22:07:28 GMT -5
That last one looks a bit like a hunter designers choice with the solid bottom plate like that. Notice I say a bit. Good luck restoring the rough one (: what's wrong with the non functional one? It was a cap issue. It's mentioned in the first page.
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Post by Cole S. on Jun 1, 2012 22:15:30 GMT -5
Or a motor issue, whatever it is I'm gonna figure it out. I've got a spare motor if it comes to that, but it'd require some modifications to some parts. Whatever the case I will have a working fan at some point, might be a few days, might be a few years lol.
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Post by Adam D. on Jun 1, 2012 22:57:45 GMT -5
What a beauty.. Kinda looks like a Hunter Original with a Laguna Switch housing..
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Post by Cole S. on Jun 4, 2012 20:52:22 GMT -5
Update: Definitely the motor that's the issue here, didn't change with a new capacitor. Will be attempting a motor transplant soon, I gotta find my other motor.
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Post by Adam D. on Jun 6, 2012 22:21:51 GMT -5
Someone must have at one time screwed in the screws too far without the blades, damaging the windings.. Perhaps the people you bought it from
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Post by Cole S. on Jun 6, 2012 22:30:27 GMT -5
Who knows, it might have been me who screwed one in just a little too far without thinking. That's the one reason I hate these motors with these screws, because I always forget about the long screw thing.
If anyone else, it would've been the original home owners, the people I bought them from took the fans out of their original installs with the blades on and never took them off until the moment I bought them, from what I gathered of the history lesson.
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Post by Adam D. on Jun 6, 2012 23:11:47 GMT -5
Oh well, we all make mistakes.. I'm the one that damaged the original motor in my CEC Emperor as well..
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Post by Daniel G. on Jun 7, 2012 6:46:11 GMT -5
Also, I'm curious about what the sellers told you about the fans' history.
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Post by Cole S. on Jun 8, 2012 20:32:24 GMT -5
They told me that the fans came out of a beautiful older home in Valley City, ND, which was part of the recent flood buyouts there (and in the entire region alike). The guy's dad has some sort of connection with the buyouts and they were able to go in and take out the stuff they wanted. So these fans made their way all the way to Sabin, MN with their blades on (lol) and now they're mine.
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Post by Adam D. on Jun 17, 2012 7:24:35 GMT -5
Amazing how things work out sometimes.. Another thing you may want to do, if you want to save the motor, is to find a repair shop in your area that does motor repair.. They probably would be able to re-wind the bad windings..
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