Trevor Andersen Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 (edited) So I won this auction for $1. It appears to be a swivel trunnion pancake missing the base and who knows what else. I am picking it up this Monday. Hopefully I can find the right base and the stator is intact. I know little about pancakes but for $1 plus a 90 minute drive each way I figure the parts alone are worth more than that. Edited November 12, 2022 by Trevor Andersen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Clayton Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Congrats Trevor. I thought I scored when I got a 1902 for $10. You beat me out. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Tony Clayton said: Congrats Trevor. I thought I scored when I got a 1902 for $10. You beat me out. $1.22 to be exact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Clayton Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 That's my $10.00 worth of pancakes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P Dempsey Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 has the top oiler -1899? or just reversed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Behrend Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Great get Trevor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Lagarde Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Outstanding find and what a price. This, of course, never happens to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 Picked it up today. I have no idea what pancake this is or what all is missing. Going to have to research as this is my first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 I believe this is a 1905-1907 but not certain yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Clayton Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Is that a wall mount adapter atached to the yoke ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 51 minutes ago, Tony Clayton said: Is that a wall mount adapter atached to the yoke ?? It doesnt appear to be a wall mount. Im not sure what the knuckle/ball part is from and if this post was always attached to the base or it was welded on later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Britt Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 1905 I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Clayton Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Area in my question. By no means am I a GE Pancake expert................far from it. But that sure looks like it would fit into a base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Rockwell Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Factory options: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Steve Rockwell said: Factory options: So what happened? Did someone cut off the tapered part and weld that adapter onto the post coming from the base? And is there an example of the wall mount for it anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 The wall adapter finial was brazed into a hollow iron pipe. It should look close to normal once I detail sand it and it is primed and painted. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Clayton Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 I personaly think the added wall mount adaptor makes this a major score on top of a score Trevor. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 Have it mostly disassembled. The stator has continuity and ohms out around 25.6. Looks like i will need a 1905 3/4in base, coil, switch and pointer, insulator grommets and caps for the terminal posts, one motor bolt nut. Looks like I may need a cage made or find a replacement. The front ring and the side wires are salvageable so I might be able to get someone to shape me the rear ring and then get someone to weld the wires to the back ring. But there is a lot of brazing waste left on the wires Id have to grind off to prep for welding and appearance. All the wires are 3mm except the rear which is 5mm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Tony Clayton said: I personaly think the added wall mount adaptor makes this a major score on top of a score Trevor. I was thinking the same thing. You can find bases, but that piece is hard to get 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Clayton Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Chris Campbell said: I was thinking the same thing. You can find bases, but that piece is hard to get Thanks for cofirming my thought Chris. I guess it like Russ Huber said............... if there is not much being said about your posting............chances are it envey over what you found. Not an exact quote from Russ but something along those lines. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Rockwell Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 What I'm studying is the yoke itself... Can you provide a 90° side profile photo Trevor, or confirm in text whether the yoke cants forward, as it appears it might do in your fourth photo? Photo angles play tricks and I (personally) can't judge just with that pic; seems as if the near side trunnion leans forward and the far side might not, and the motor center aligns with the post, making all parts actually vertical?... but if I'm viewing wrong, then I have to think this fan began its life as a bracket fan... Good observations Tony, a keen eye you've got........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Steve Rockwell said: What I'm studying is the yoke itself... Can you provide a 90° side profile photo Trevor, or confirm in text whether the yoke cants forward, as it appears it might do in your fourth photo? Photo angles play tricks and I (personally) can't judge just with that pic; seems as if the near side trunnion leans forward and the far side might not, and the motor center aligns with the post, making all parts actually vertical?... but if I'm viewing wrong, then I have to think this fan began its life as a bracket fan... Good observations Tony, a keen eye you've got........ The wall mount adapter knuckle is actually what causes the angle. The yoke is not canted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjun Saini Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Hey Trevor, congratulations on the pancake! Hope it turns out great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Rockwell Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Thanks for the clear view, Trevor..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Frank Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Looks like a project, but for a buck something definitely worth it. A complete and working 1905 cake should sell in the neighborhood of $1000-1250 so looks like you have a lot of wiggle room to get the needed parts. While the adapter is a cool find, not sure what kind of value to assign it. I have a repop adapter that someone did twenty years ago on display in the museum. It is a copy of the 16 inch version.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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