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Post by John Shelley on Jun 26, 2012 8:24:40 GMT -5
It took about 3 days to wind all the coils and another day and half to buff all the metal parts so they looked nice. I had to make new blades since all I had of the fan before I started was the motor. It woks great now and moves lots of air, the blades have are 6 inches wide with a 12° pitch and the diameter is 44 inches. Oh and the reason why I have not been on much in long time was I had not been able to find vintage fans for about a year but in the past few moths I manged to get 6 of them. Enjoy.
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Post by Tais on Jun 26, 2012 8:35:41 GMT -5
Love this fan!! Its nice to have old fans rewound rather than being thrown away, i also got 3 of my fans rewound at a workshop.. What type of winding cable did you use to rewind this fan? Codes would be useful
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Post by John Shelley on Jun 26, 2012 9:02:09 GMT -5
29 AWG for the start winding, 27 AWG for the run winding, class H insulation.
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Post by Adam D. on Jun 26, 2012 9:23:34 GMT -5
Job well done...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2012 11:09:49 GMT -5
AWESOME. Sonnet Aires are one of my favorite fans.
How much would you charge to rewind similar motors? Would you trade fans for rewinding?
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Post by Farah on Jun 26, 2012 11:56:33 GMT -5
nice fan. i hope that you enjoy it!
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Post by thefanman84 "Elder Moss" on Jun 26, 2012 16:14:34 GMT -5
WTH!!!! DUDE!!!! YOU HAVE A AWESOME GIFT!!!! I LOVE IT! WOW!!
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Post by John Shelley on Jun 26, 2012 21:28:53 GMT -5
AWESOME. Sonnet Aires are one of my favorite fans. WTH!!!! DUDE!!!! YOU HAVE A AWESOME GIFT!!!! I LOVE IT! WOW!! Seems like everyone likes this fan. How much would you charge to rewind similar motors? Would you trade fans for rewinding? Well the cost depends on how the coils were laid-out in the motor so some would be more expensive than others.
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Post by Rick M. on Jun 26, 2012 21:41:29 GMT -5
WOW...that thing looks outstanding! Very nicely done, and I'm glad the new windings turned out well.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2012 13:53:07 GMT -5
I have a bunch of dead Gold Line motors. I can send you one and you can let me know.
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Post by jamiem on Jun 27, 2012 14:16:51 GMT -5
I have a bunch of dead Gold Line motors. I can send you one and you can let me know. but those gold line motors are alive and working in fan Heaven
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Post by jamiem on Jun 27, 2012 14:17:37 GMT -5
i agree with adam d,JOB WELL DONE!
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Post by John Shelley on Jun 29, 2012 8:02:48 GMT -5
I have a bunch of dead Gold Line motors. I can send you one and you can let me know. We should be able to work something out.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2012 14:02:41 GMT -5
eMail me your address mtneuman@mailbag.com
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Post by John Shelley on Jul 1, 2012 20:08:03 GMT -5
One more thing you need to know Dan, July is going to be busy month for me so the soonest I could work on these is August.
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