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Jamie has worked really hard to make the forums a bit more user friendly. We now have a section for birthdays, congratulatory messages, etc under the Community section. Box fan tab now includes industrial fans, circulators, belt drives, etc. We hope you like the changes & hope it makes things more user friendly. I will be moving posts around to new areas the next several days, so be patient. THANKS JAMIE!

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Hi Louis What a cool little fan. I have never seen another of this model and what a nice addition to your collection. Thank you for posting this for us. Mel

If you have a gun setup, try shooting PPG ESSS series single stage Polyurethane. Their Jet Black is an exact match for Japan.

Very happy to see this! Good work guys! Pretty good for us part timers! Thnx again to all!!

Man it always amazes me how “not really black” most black paints are when compared to Japan. I use that gloss protective enamel some…it’s great stuff but takes soooo long to dry. Been using black lacquer a lot though for the fast dry tones like on Emerson gear boxes and collars and such. Mostly I ise one shot lettering enamel, mostly for small in-painting touch ups like on bases, but I did use it in a touchup gun and painted an entire base once and it looked amazing. Laid down great. And you really have to be looking at it just right to see that’s it’s not the same as the Japan. (Pic- base one shot, motor original Japan)

thanks for the Door prize

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Psst, the "transformer" is called a speed coil or choke. It takes a while to learn all of the terminology. The "slower running speed" and quieter operation of the hospital fans is due to the 6 pole stator and slower overall operating speeds. Not due to the speed coil. Also, to some degree, the speed coil and stator are generally matched, and it's best practice not to mix and match stators and rotors, since normally this doesn't work to a good outcome. Keep in mind that the speed coil only affects med and low speed. In high speed, the speed coil is out of the circuit. Hope that helps.

You opening a local ACE George?

I do not have left handed screws or those weird ge tpi's