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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 17:51:50 GMT -5
I love it, I'd love it more with different blade brackets.
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Post by Adam D. on Aug 14, 2014 13:00:16 GMT -5
I like the blade brakets.. I'd like it much better with thicker blades.. As Jean said.. It's got warped blades..
Here's the videos of both ceiling fans..
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Post by JW on Aug 14, 2014 15:06:03 GMT -5
That 3-blade Hong Kong fan is WICKED AWESOME. I'm guessing it's 56"? Also is that your own control you use in the video (as I think you said you normally do) or did one come with it? I don't think I've ever seen such a widespread yet evenly distributed range of speeds, even with all the other videos you posted.
Those Encon CG's are still extremely common around here. My aunt and uncle had two exactly like this one (both 48" I think), except one had nothing attached to the bottom of the motor and the other had a single light kit. I've never seen one with the mini-switch housing other than in one or two pics on the forums. A couple of others have passed through my hands en route to other collectors, albeit with cane blades.
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Post by Adam D. on Aug 14, 2014 16:24:37 GMT -5
Thanks!!
The control a King of Fans, the same one I bought real cheap at the local Habitat about 6 months ago.. That's the one I normally use with fans missing original controls, if I don't have a control of the same make.. It usually gives a faster low, (Normal low speed), but for some reason it makes this one go real slow.. If I were to stop the blades at the low speed, it won't start back up.. Not sure about the length.. I'll have to measure when I take it down..
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2014 17:37:14 GMT -5
I'd love to put that unknown fan in the museum . . .
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Aug 15, 2014 15:52:31 GMT -5
I usually get this same or similar range of speeds with the Westinghouse 4-speed slider control I use with most of my fans that are 120 cm or larger in diameter. I can get a similar range of speeds with the other quiet 3-speed control I have with larger fans. Ceiling Fans made in Hong Kong trend to spin particularly slow on the lowest setting and twice I had fans that could not handle the lowest speed because of their weak bearings.
I've seen some early 4 Saisons fans that uses the same motor as this fan and it was dated of 1979 so it can give you an idea of the age of this fan.
Yes I'm curious about the size of this fan.
It would look good in an Egyptian or Maghrebian decor.
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