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Thread Number: 83759
/ Tag: Small Appliances
The Puzzle of the 1946 Vornado 10D1 solved |
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Post# 1081223 7/16/2020 at 10:07 (1,372 days old) by Jetcone  (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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 I've had my Vornado for years, it finally needed a cleaning, painting , lubing job. But I had puzzled over that for years as I could not see how to take it apart, and all those "Fan People" just show you it in pieces and then working - not helpful! Its a pretty easy puzzle once you figure it out and a snap to put back together as well ! Here is the fan in the final condition, it never did have the grill that was gone before I got it. So Danger Will Robinson !
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Post# 1081225 , Reply# 1 7/16/2020 at 10:10 (1,372 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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The trick to taking apart this fan starts with loosening up the for bolts locking the spindle legs to the motor frame. Once you do that then you can push the main horizontal rods a 1/4 into the motor mount, you will see the holes disappear. Once you do that then turn the fan around so you are staring from the back, now in the right side you must pull the right support arm away and push the fan housing towards the left side. You will get just enough clearance to free the right support rod from the fan base because that rod has a slight taper to it. If you try from the left you will fail as that rod is square. See the pic! | ||
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Post# 1081227 , Reply# 2 7/16/2020 at 10:15 (1,372 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Now its just a matter of careful disassembly there was 8o years of dust and surface corrosion, I put the nuts and bolts in my Eastman jigglier for the day to clean them up and put a shine back on the surfaces. Lubed the motor no need to open it at this time. Painted the rusty parts, I found a very close match to the original color at ACE. I was going to re-paint the wind nacelles but to my amazement buffing with FLITZ brought back the original shine so much I cancelled that idea! See the transition! | ||
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Post# 1081231 , Reply# 3 7/16/2020 at 10:17 (1,372 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Upon cleaning the fan blade I discovered cracking , so that has to be stopped, so I injected JB WELD into the cracks and let that set up overnight.
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Post# 1081235 , Reply# 4 7/16/2020 at 10:21 (1,372 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Now she's fully assembled and operating almost intact, I have some vibration on the low setting but I don't use low so no problem there. Im putting up a video over on FB. | ||
| Post# 1081242 , Reply# 5 7/16/2020 at 10:55 (1,372 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Looks nice, Jon! I had some metal-to-metal vibration on one of ours where the support goes through the nacelle because the grommet had hardened and flaked away. I was actually able to find a replacement at Lowes in the "drawers of goodies" in the fastener area. I'm sure Ace would have them as well. Chuck | ||
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Post# 1081245 , Reply# 6 7/16/2020 at 11:39 (1,372 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Exellent | ||
| Post# 1081246 , Reply# 7 7/16/2020 at 11:55 (1,372 days old) by stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK) | ||
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Post# 1081249 , Reply# 8 7/16/2020 at 12:46 (1,372 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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LOLOL | ||
| Post# 1081362 , Reply# 9 7/17/2020 at 09:37 (1,371 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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So you figured out the trick too ? Nah. This particular one is a simpler design with a single nacelle from aprox the early '50's (B28C1-1, web pic). A couple of screws and done! Chuck
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| Post# 1081368 , Reply# 10 7/17/2020 at 10:10 (1,371 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
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Post# 1081383 , Reply# 11 7/17/2020 at 12:27 (1,371 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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I find | ||
| Post# 1081402 , Reply# 12 7/17/2020 at 15:14 (1,371 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Ken, I concur with what Mr. Cone said above. Chuck | ||
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Post# 1081588 , Reply# 13 7/19/2020 at 08:02 (1,369 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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On low I get this rattling sound | ||
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