Ben Guegain Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 (edited) https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-SQUARE-BASE-ANTIQUE-BRASS-BLADE-PANCAKE-MOTOR-FAN-G-E-PAT-DATE-1901-/373796888551?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0 Edited November 19, 2021 by Ben Guegain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jim Kovar Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 (edited) Some kind of utility motor...Notice the strut bosses were not drilled and tapped. Edited November 19, 2021 by Jim Kovar 👀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Guegain Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 I’ve not seen anything like this before but after closely looking at photos I really believe it was made like this from GE. Or a very talented fabricator made base. Dan Otoole says it is a hair dryer? 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Guegain Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 Also I’ve not seen a pancake with two/rear bearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cunningham Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Optimism reigns supreme! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Britt Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Ben Guegain said: Also I’ve not seen a pancake with two/rear bearing? The 16" pancakes have rear bearings. Check out these threads on the old site: http://www.afcaforum.com/search.php?s=&q=Halliwell It has a consecutive serial no. with this one in the link, 235345, and 235346 ! http://www.afcaforum.com/view_topic.php?id=62322&forum_id=7&highlight=Halliwell Ad previously posted by Jim Kovar: Edited November 19, 2021 by Noah Britt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kovar Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Wish I had need fora hair dryer. 🥺 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Frank Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 It's a Halliwell hair dryer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Guegain Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 How does the double bearing pancake run compared to single? I always thought double bearing ran smoother. Maybe there is t much difference…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Stephens Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 The 10", 12" and 14" pancakes are all single bearing models but the 16" is the two bearing model. I don't see too much difference but the 16" is a big, powerful, and noisy motor. Mine sounds like a small plane taking off and cleaning it did not make it run better or quieter. 1901 two speed stick mount. Note the lack of live terminals on the rear of the motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kovar Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 54 minutes ago, Steve Stephens said: ...the 16" is a big, powerful, and noisy motor. Mine sounds like a small plane taking off and cleaning it did not make it run better or quieter. Did you try polishingthe rotor? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Frank Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 The sixteen inch motor uses 2 inches of laminations in its stator. The rotor is massive, hence the dual bearings . It was first offered in 1899 as a bracket fan motor. The 14 inch models along with the 12 inch 1895 Lynn and the '96-'98 12 inch trunnions have stators with 1-1/2 inch of laminations and use single sleeve bearings. The 10" and 12 inch models have 1 inch of laminations and also have single sleeve bearings. Pictured is a 1900 16 inch single bearing fan that most likely didn't make it into production. This was GE's first year of offering the 16 inch motor as a desk fan type UI form C and definitely had some design flaws. The most glaring was GE using the bracket fan's forward swept trunnion which put the motor forward of center, requiring the three protrusions cast into the front of the base to prevent tipping. Motor was centered over the base on subsequent year 16 inch fans. Picture is courtesy of Steve Rockwell. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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