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Post by Adam D. on May 21, 2014 20:56:36 GMT -5
I got the shipment in of the Brown and Antique Brass ones in today.. One didn't make it that well.. motor housing came completely apart and 3 of the 4 nuts are missing, fell out of the box during shipping.. Box went through repair jobs.. Bent switch housing.. The slumber quiet on one of them was working.. In the process of making a video, it blew the 39ohm resistor out.. Both have the same issue of blowing out the resistor.. The boards have been worked on before.. The one blew out two resistors on the fastest speed.. I took a resistor out from the Columbia ii board that was good..
The Brass one works really well.. Thanks to Andrew for supplying the blade holder.. Wobbles like crazy, had to put weights on 2 of the blades..
Pictures have been added to the Casablanca gallery..
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2014 22:05:53 GMT -5
Still wish they had stub brackets!
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Post by Adam D. on May 22, 2014 11:28:13 GMT -5
Video of the brass model:
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Post by Jean Lemieux on May 23, 2014 0:16:15 GMT -5
The polished brass model is awesome! The lowest speed is beautiful and I love the well pointed tipped stencil blades. A pretty rare and early version of the Panama. The blade adaptor brings the blades pretty low. Did you tried it without the adaptor? It's funny how the Panama started as a pull chain model, then was available only in Inteli Touch for many years and when the Delta series was discontinued it became available in pull chain again. I have this 2008 model with a four speed pull chain:
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Post by Adam D. on May 23, 2014 0:34:27 GMT -5
I never tried it without the adapter.. I would imagine it would look funny with a big gap between the switch housing and flywheel.. Between the 1983 model and the 2008 model, really there's not of a change in looks..
The dark brown and AB models needs the transistors replaced.. I've replaced everything on the board with mixed matched parts from another vari-low board and replaced all the rectifier diodes and still the 38ohm resistor goes up in smoke upon power up on high speed..
It's very odd how out of all the slumber quiet Casablancas that I've ran across that are bad, every single one of them has a different symptoms.. Usually with old electronic audio/video stuff if there's a common problem with a certain model, they are have the same symptoms..
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Post by Andrew G. on May 23, 2014 11:39:43 GMT -5
I've mentioned this before, but here's an idea: Look for a crappy, beaten-to-hell, but WORKING Fasco Parlour Fan (or any other beater Fasco with the small knob (no cardboard box control)) and donate its innards to a Casablanca. From what I've been able to tell.. between them, Casablanca, Emerson and Lasko, Fasco has the most reliable Slumber-Quiet-esque system.
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Post by Adam D. on May 23, 2014 12:12:59 GMT -5
I've thought of that, and remembered you mentioning it before.. But I don't have a beat up Fasco..
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2014 14:47:58 GMT -5
I would NEVER do that, I would RESTORE a beaten Fasco. Fascos are a lot rarer than Casablancas.
IMO there are two options:
1. Varnish the windings and use a cardboard box control 2. Convert it to three speed, and/or use a wall control.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2014 14:48:16 GMT -5
Also, Fasco's system isnt that great either. It doesnt have a great range of speeds.
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Post by Adam D. on May 23, 2014 15:01:44 GMT -5
I would never convert to 3 speed..
That's true Fasco variable speed systems don't offer good range.. The control doesn't change the RPMS much if at all until the control is turned mostly down, and then there's a dramatic change at the point the control changes the speed..
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2014 15:50:41 GMT -5
I would never convert to 3 speed.. That's true Fasco variable speed systems don't offer good range.. The control doesn't change the RPMS much if at all until the control is turned mostly down, and then there's a dramatic change at the point the control changes the speed.. AND the low speed isnt very slow.
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Post by Adam D. on May 23, 2014 20:08:54 GMT -5
Comes to find out the both of them just had bad and cracked solder joints.. Happened to be the connectors to the transistor.. in fact the other one had bad solder joints on the motor connections and cap, it was causing the fan not to power up at all when I first tested it.. Now they both work..
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2014 21:45:01 GMT -5
\o/
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Post by Adam D. on May 23, 2014 21:46:31 GMT -5
Whats funny about that?
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Post by Jean Lemieux on May 23, 2014 22:05:07 GMT -5
I never tried it without the adapter.. I would imagine it would look funny with a big gap between the switch housing and flywheel.. Between the 1983 model and the 2008 model, really there's not of a change in looks.. Actually, it seems like the brackets are unusually low and very close to the switch housing so I imagine that without the adaptor it would look normal. Indeed the only changes between the two versions are small details like the Hang-Tru without lines and now safe, concealed screws on the bottom plate and on the brackets so the brackets are now thicker plus it's a XLP-2000 motor inside the housing which performs as good as a K55. Physically it does not change the look of the fan too much and it's as good quality if not better.
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