Andrew Block Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Fished this out of a scrap dumpster a couple months ago. It was from a guy who obviously tinkered based on the stuff that was in there but for some reason he’d removed the bearing stack, so the rotor had banged against the stator and scraped it up. It spent a couple days on DC power to dry the windings out from rain and went from having a direct short to ground, to have an almost perfect reading. Then it got several heavy coats of varnish to repair the damage to the windings. Then I took a chance with blasting and paint. Finally dug in my parts bins and found a compatible set of bearings and an OEM lock nut. Put her all together and here she is. Has the factory switch and coil with nice separation between speeds. High is sort of scary on these. These are a very high quality antique fan. IMG_7535.MOV 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Adams Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 You really needed another ceiling fan, but those Centurys are fine & move some serious air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Michael Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Great save. I'm working on a 'pre-model 15' Century CF . . . Why does the switch knob appear off-center? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Adams Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Paul, the switch rod on those is about 8" long. With that length they easily get pushed to the side, so Century added a washer with a small spring to center it. Those springs get weak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Michael Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Stan Adams said: Paul, the switch rod on those is about 8" long. With that length they easily get pushed to the side, so Century added a washer with a small spring to center it. Those springs get weak. Yes.... I've been looking for the switch and rod for mine.... have a lead on a switch, but need dimension/photos to copy the rod... is your two sections or one? (I thought the escutcheon centered the switch knob-end!) Edited August 14, 2023 by Paul Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Block Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 That is not the correct switch knob. This one had an intact switch and rod, but the knob had lost its insulation and only the brass nut was left. The switch itself is slighty bent off center, probably from the thing being chucked into a dumpster. I could fix it but I didn't really want to take it apart plus the switch is fairly delicate. I'm considering it a win that it's even intact. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Michael Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Andrew Block said: That is not the correct switch knob. This one had an intact switch and rod, but the knob had lost its insulation and only the brass nut was left. The switch itself is slighty bent off center, probably from the thing being chucked into a dumpster. I could fix it but I didn't really want to take it apart plus the switch is fairly delicate. I'm considering it a win that it's even intact. TEARING THEM DOWN is al the fun!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Block Posted August 15, 2023 Author Share Posted August 15, 2023 11 minutes ago, Paul Michael said: TEARING THEM DOWN is al the fun!!! Meh, finding them is all the fun. Working on them is tedious sometimes 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Jacobsen Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Got one of these in not knowing how heavy it was, it would probably be a bit heavy for our more modern rafters being it weighs in at about 80lbs? Need to consider we habe earthquakes too. BTW, didn't hear back about Hunter blades if you have them. Also if you have a single Diehl spike blade, really need one as one of mine os missing. Anyways, great score! Probably worth 1-2K now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Weedman Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 On 8/14/2023 at 8:11 AM, Stan Adams said: You really needed another ceiling fan, but those Centurys are fine & move some serious air. Always need another ceiling fan or 20 😀😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Atkinson Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 8/13/2023 at 9:23 PM, Andrew Block said: High is sort of scary on these. IMG_7535.MOV Especially with the blades balanced so nicely. I’d be more concerned about it torquing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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