Did the same with my fan, though I did use 2 broken ones, to make a new fan. Base and stand from the one, along with motor, and the other provided the guard, blades and switch. did not strip the motor that far though, simply used a syringe and 5ml of 20W 50 oil to apply to the front and rear bearings, and also put 2ml into the gearbox, as the grease in there was a little stiff with age. Resprayed the guard, and now working well. the base of the old one went to fix another fan, small cast steel base, which was perfect to replace the base on a cheap fan that was all worn out, make from steel thinner than paper. Also did one ceiling fan, noisy bearings, and the quick cure was to apply 5ml of that SAE 20W50 oil to the top bearing well, and leave it to seep through the shield, and then fill it up again, so that the oil could seep through the bearing, run down the shaft, go through the grooves in the fixed winding section, and run down the shaft to the bottom bearing. Left for 4 hours to soak before I put the outer case back together and turned it on, noise gone. Not bad for a 20 year old fan that gets used a lot in summer. today it is mild, only 28C and 74% RH, and that is because it is raining. Earlier the week it was 31C and 78% RH, indoors. biggest purchase for Christmas by me is AC units, even the guy next door, who lives in Cairo, is saying it is hot. AC in the bedroom is needed, I have been doing them for friends.
Deutsche Audiospur entdeckt, sehr schön. Viel verständlicher. Frage: Machst Du zu Silvester wieder Deinen Eintopf? Wir haben ihn nachgekocht. Er war sehr lecker. Der Lüfter wird bestimmt noch 20 Jahre weiter halten. Sehr nachhaltig die Reparatur. Schöne Grüße aus Sachsen-Anhalt/ Germany. Mit INTEL hat’s ja noch nicht geklappt, schade.
Steve used a slightly heavier non-detergent 10W 30 oil that should last another 5 years. Fan motors use oil, not grease that is used for the gears in the oscillator.
Felt is mostly a wool blend. Higher temp synthetic felts are blends containing acrylic, nylon that retain better form. Foam is not as heat resistant but retains oil, and will work fine in non-critical, low temp applications like this one - its a dam fan.
Not sure, looks like maybe the 1st bearing that fell off was not completely re-seated - probably still good enough ua-cam.com/video/AaIgILz2w-I/v-deo.html As usual, thanks for sharing and Happy Holidays to you and yours. PS - I slacked off'd even more than you so burned out an expensive flu fan.😒
Did the same with my fan, though I did use 2 broken ones, to make a new fan. Base and stand from the one, along with motor, and the other provided the guard, blades and switch. did not strip the motor that far though, simply used a syringe and 5ml of 20W 50 oil to apply to the front and rear bearings, and also put 2ml into the gearbox, as the grease in there was a little stiff with age. Resprayed the guard, and now working well. the base of the old one went to fix another fan, small cast steel base, which was perfect to replace the base on a cheap fan that was all worn out, make from steel thinner than paper.
Also did one ceiling fan, noisy bearings, and the quick cure was to apply 5ml of that SAE 20W50 oil to the top bearing well, and leave it to seep through the shield, and then fill it up again, so that the oil could seep through the bearing, run down the shaft, go through the grooves in the fixed winding section, and run down the shaft to the bottom bearing. Left for 4 hours to soak before I put the outer case back together and turned it on, noise gone. Not bad for a 20 year old fan that gets used a lot in summer. today it is mild, only 28C and 74% RH, and that is because it is raining. Earlier the week it was 31C and 78% RH, indoors. biggest purchase for Christmas by me is AC units, even the guy next door, who lives in Cairo, is saying it is hot. AC in the bedroom is needed, I have been doing them for friends.
Wow, good job, Steve👍
Great restoration. Looks and works like new now.
I perform this service on my fans periodically and they are functioning just fine lo these many decades.
I collect fans like this from along the road, repair them (if needed) and then re-home them. Been doing it for years.
Deutsche Audiospur entdeckt, sehr schön. Viel verständlicher.
Frage: Machst Du zu Silvester wieder Deinen Eintopf? Wir haben ihn nachgekocht. Er war sehr lecker.
Der Lüfter wird bestimmt noch 20 Jahre weiter halten. Sehr nachhaltig die Reparatur. Schöne Grüße aus Sachsen-Anhalt/ Germany. Mit INTEL hat’s ja noch nicht geklappt, schade.
Thanks!
I always use grease, oil only works for a few weeks. the felt holds the grease in place, foam may work until it overheats and melts. .
Steve used a slightly heavier non-detergent 10W 30 oil that should last another 5 years. Fan motors use oil, not grease that is used for the gears in the oscillator.
Felt is mostly a wool blend. Higher temp synthetic felts are blends containing acrylic, nylon that retain better form. Foam is not as heat resistant but retains oil, and will work fine in non-critical, low temp applications like this one - its a dam fan.
Not sure, looks like maybe the 1st bearing that fell off was not completely re-seated - probably still good enough ua-cam.com/video/AaIgILz2w-I/v-deo.html As usual, thanks for sharing and Happy Holidays to you and yours.
PS - I slacked off'd even more than you so burned out an expensive flu fan.😒