General Electric 'Standard' 58" Direct Current Antique Ceiling Fan (c. 1911-12)
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2017
- Black/copper oxide finish with basswood blades. Manufactured sometime around 1911-1912. Uses a single-speed snapswitch. The black japan/copper oxide finish is all original and in very good shape, which is extremely unusual for antiques.
But what really makes things interesting is the fact that this model is DIRECT CURRENT (DC); and to top it off, it's rated for 220 volts. DC fans do not survive in large numbers, regardless of the volume of production; once alternating current became standard, direct-current fans became obsolete; and when World War II came around, many of them were scrapped to aid in the war effort. Voltages above 110 are even more scarce, as they're not so easily adaptable to modern systems (at least, not in the US, where the normal residential voltage is 120).
For the purpose of testing, the fan was hooked up to a 240v supply with a bridge rectifier in the circuit to convert the AC main power to DC.
Performance is, to put it one way, absolutely insane. DC motors have a lot of torque, perhaps too much, as the fan kept torquing the J-hook tighter. DC fans are also sensitive to voltages higher than rated, essentiallu making this fan fly at about 350 RPM.
I DID NOT EXPECT THAT START UP! Awesome!
That distinct 3 streak oxide pattern on the pretzel brackets is something you typically only see on GE’s that are either original or very well restored. The finish also seems to hold up very well on the canopy of a lot of GEs.
This one is actually original. The paint was polished up and the field coils saw a motor shop at some point in its life to redo a few of the wire connections.
That start up scared me so hard XD
That start up @.@ holy crap
I would be too scared to try and turn that thing off.
You mean to tell me this fan is old enough to been around at the time of sinking of the Titanic
exactly what he said
Awesome! Congrats!!
HOLY, SHREK!! I've never seen this ceiling fan powers up extremely quickly! This is a "WILD" ceiling fan (as it's nickname)!
It startled me when u turned it on! Lol
You have a nice, original and uncommon GE. Good find. Easy to use, even with its original single-speed setup. Hang the fan and wire it up directly to wall current using the bridge rectifier nestled someplace out of the way, like in the ceiling canopy. Our 110V AC current is half the original rated voltage, which means even using just the original On-Off rotary snap switch, the fan would run at a very pleasant 50% speed. Which honestly, would be just fine, since (as you demonstrated) full speed was meant to move serious air...but in a rather unpleasant, typhoon-like fashion that most people don't really prefer, unless this is hanging from a 12' ceiling (who has that??). And, if you want speed control, put the fan on a simple dimmer that has a good amp rating to handle the load. Unlike capacitor-motor fans that will produce an audible hum from sine-wave phase shift (I think that's what the term is), DC motors like this don't have that issue. Infinite speed control (up to 50% at 110V AC). And, four-pole DC motors always have the brushes mounted at 90°. DC bipolar motors are always 180°.
the blades on this thing look crazy wide' im guessing they are about 8 inches wide
"Wow, that's a nice antique fan you got"
Owner: "Yeah it has one speed"
"One speed?"
Owner "Yeah. HAUL ASS"
O____________O
Holy hell, what is that, a jet motor?!
Maybe becuz the startup is like under 1 second
The startup is fricking fast like 0.1 second. Abnormal ceiling fan lol
Would this fan be perfectly safe on a dimmer, as long as it has a bridge reflector?
Running it straight off the rectifier isn't recommended. Your output voltage is going to be higher than the AC line voltage; if your line measures 220VACrms then the output from the rectifier will be approximately 220*1.414=311VDC. Personally I would try running it with a high current bridge rectifier on 110VAC.
The Fastest Ceiling Fan In The World!!!!! :D
that thing FUCKING HAULS ASS! Nice find!
Just wondering is this going to the museum or are you keeping it.
Now the question is, it is more powerful than a cast SMC?
try using a high voltage variable dc powersupply
Would it reverse if you switch 2 wires to the fan?
Would I want it crashing to the floor because it unscrewed the hook out of the joist? NOPE.
@@charless.7918 Yeah, how about U-bolt? And yeah I know of at least three fans that fell down while on reverse. Hunter Original on medium, Hunter Infiniti on high, and Casablanca Delta II, not sure what speed it was on. Original had a coupler with no set screw, holding 2 downrods, and Infiniti and Delta II didn’t have set screw tight enough apparently.
These types of fans are actually in my country but ac,i saw it in a cathedral and it was evident that theres no ac so it has newer industrial fans except for the vintage ceiling fans that run just like that.but they're connected to dimmer switches so they hum on lowest speed but no audible sound at high
And it moves a lot of air
It may be a stupid question, but what was the benefit of a DC motored fan back in the day? I mean, I know today that DC motors use less energy and move more air and are more efficient than AC motors, but back in the day, a ceiling fan alone was enough energy savings for most people. Again, maybe a stupid question, but just curious.
Stupid question, indeed. When this fan was made, Edison's Direct Current power supply was still very common; this was before Tesla's Alternating Current completely took hold and made DC fans obsolete.
Forsale?
This can be used in most of the SEA part of asia
Yeah let’s just say I’m content with the one that is currently hanging above my bed, it is more my speed.
This fan was being built around like the Titanic year of 1912
Ikr :)
Is it ball bearing are sleeve
Both. It's an oil-bath design, so it uses a thrust (ball) bearing and a central shaft that the rotor spins on (the sleeve, if you will).
to central the speed
Just so you know we use 115v , 220v , 400v in the USA .....
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Plug it into a dimmer
Kind of hard when you're dealing wioth 220 volts.
And it hauls ass