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Post by Jean Lemieux on Mar 31, 2013 0:18:30 GMT -5
Yes, Hunter Original Archives are still made today but in 2000-2001 they were made in the USA with a better motor and wider blades. Just FYI the last Archives to be produced were the Adaptaire ones, which were nixed a couple years back, so there are no longer any in production. They have seriously scaled things back now, only the three finishes of Classic Original, the Outdoor Original, and Hotel Original left. They used to have so many variations... You fallow that closely. The last time I checked the Original Archives was still available. It's a shock, they are killing everything good. The mid size Original seems to have survived.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2013 0:32:35 GMT -5
KDK FTW!
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Post by JW on Mar 31, 2013 0:34:08 GMT -5
Nice finds, that TAT and the Royalaire sure have seen better days so it seems. ALL Originals that have the cast iron bottom plate have that 1 circular vent. Methinks that's where the molten metal was injected into the mold. What in the world are the non-cast iron bottom plates made out of then? I have several really heavy ones that don't have the circular hole. KDK has been added to the galleries under KDK Royalaire Ceiling Fan Type G48YR Any info you want to add, feel free to post it.. If you have a hole, it's likely where the pullchain came out. Hopefully they at least cut it with the fan on high... I'll be able to tell when your video comes out. Does it have a KDK label or a Royalaire one? Mine is a G48YR as well but has 56" blades. It seems like the plastic blade ones were nonreversible and the wood blade ones were reversible. Wood blade ones also had a 3/8" downrod, a two-piece canopy, and a bright brass finish switch housing as opposed to a brown one.
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 31, 2013 5:03:30 GMT -5
It'd defiantly stuck on high if the pull switch was pulled out...
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Post by JW on Mar 31, 2013 9:42:07 GMT -5
Yep, and it goes as fast as any industrial. It surprises me how far superior the plastic blade version is over the wood blade version in terms of air movement.
I wonder why it was on a wall control. As usual it doesn't give enough differentiation between the speeds IMHO. If it is just a matter of the pull cord itself being gone you should be able to pop off the switch cap and manually change the speeds by pulling the lever the string was attached to. It should give you three very distinct speeds.
Here are my 56" G48YR (plastic blades, labeled Royalaire) and 52" D52YU (wood blades, labeled KDK) for comparison:
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Post by Matt B. on Mar 31, 2013 10:34:06 GMT -5
IDK, potmetal? The ancient 70s brown Original I have has that 1 circular vent. That's why I assumed that all of the Originals with the cast iron plate have those round holes. IDK if the R-52s and the models before them had them or not, since I have never experienced all of them like most of you guys have.
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Post by Cole S. on Mar 31, 2013 19:45:20 GMT -5
Just FYI the last Archives to be produced were the Adaptaire ones, which were nixed a couple years back, so there are no longer any in production. They have seriously scaled things back now, only the three finishes of Classic Original, the Outdoor Original, and Hotel Original left. They used to have so many variations... You fallow that closely. The last time I checked the Original Archives was still available. It's a shock, they are killing everything good. The mid size Original seems to have survived. Crapola you're right, I forgot about the 42" Original lol. As far as what's left outside of the general Classic models though, there's not much at all.
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Post by Adam D. on Apr 1, 2013 16:10:40 GMT -5
I just went back to the Habitat for the Hunter Original Archives.. Was a waist of a trip.. They were the spinner motor type that are made in Taiwan..
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Post by Andrew G. on Apr 1, 2013 16:32:25 GMT -5
I just went back to the Habitat for the Hunter Original Archives.. Was a waist of a trip.. They were the spinner motor type that are made in Taiwan.. Oh well.. at least we know.
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Post by Adam D. on Apr 1, 2013 16:42:37 GMT -5
Yup..
I just added the Hunter Original to the Hunter gallery under
Hunter Original Ceiling Fan Model - Cat. No. 23855-001
And the video
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2013 19:59:31 GMT -5
tried to watch video and end up with this
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Post by Adam D. on Apr 1, 2013 20:00:32 GMT -5
It's still uploading, it will be done in 20 minutes or less..
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2013 20:07:32 GMT -5
It's still uploading, it will be done in 20 minutes or less.. oops lol got to it too soon... dated 1993? 2 years older than my white one,i perfer originals with 4 blade but the way they set up the holes in this one doesn't look right,i rather the look of the "4 blade only" design holes
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2013 20:09:58 GMT -5
I just went back to the Habitat for the Hunter Original Archives.. Was a waist of a trip.. They were the spinner motor type that are made in Taiwan.. scrap metal type indeed
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Post by Adam D. on Apr 1, 2013 20:17:38 GMT -5
I prefer the 4 blade versions only, and the five blade versions only...
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