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Currently working on a 16-inch Century BB/SC Model 263. There is no typical felt covered base plate present and no apparent way to attach one. However, there are three ¼ inch holes on the base flange that might accommodate three rubber feet or wall mounting or both. Question for all our Fanatics: Is this model supposed to have a felt covered base plate or rather 3 rubber feet and leave the bottom open? 
Thanks to all,
TP, Terry Plata
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A picture would help. I’m not familiar with that model number. 

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11 hours ago, Stan Adams said:

A picture would help. I’m not familiar with that model number. 

Absolutely, I am flying in the dark without a photo.

 

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my guess is the 3 holes are for mounting on the wall and your missing the baseplate for the felt as you mention the bottom is open.   but picture would help.

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I found several links to a Century S3C 16” Model 263. Most were from the old AFCA forum and I wasn’t able to get past the error message. I did find these pics of one from a completed eBay listing. If this is what we’re talking about it looks to me that it should have a pan bottom with felt. 
 

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OK, I owe EVERYBODY responding to this thread an apology. The photos that David resurrected from the old forum do look like the Century in question. 20230909_095113.thumb.jpg.eda768f7c6e8b1465a84518c0b14994a.jpgAttached finally is a photo of the base. There are two mounting holes in the porcelain switch. The switch bracket welded to the base has what appears to be 1/4-28 threaded holes but too shallow for a screw.  

TP

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Yep you’re missing the felt covered base plate.

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Aarrrrrghhhh. 

Thanks. I will visit my friendly neighborhood Century dealer.

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If you make it down to the meet, I have a number of base plates you can try to see if one will work.

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Thanks Stan, Wish I could but will have to pass on this one. We will be going to Doc's place for the fan workshop thing in November. I guess I will have to fab my own baseplate. 

TP

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Hi Terry,

You may be able to fashion a reasonable facsimile from a piece of 1/4" plywood, pending locating a base plate. At any rate, the welded brackets are incorrect and not at all original to the fan. The original steel base probably rusted/rotted away. While these photographs of century base plates may not be exactly what your fan had, I am showing them to you to give you an idea of what is supposed to be there.

I hope this helps,

Mark

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Again, your fan may be different, but the Century switches and bases that I am familiar with are as in these photos. There are two square brass switch pillars threaded to mount the switch to the base.

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Probably looked a lot like this one

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Mark, Stan, You have both given great info and a many ideas. I suspect the original base plate looked like Stan's photo. The two 1/4-28 holes in the flange were indeed the original mount. So shallow I consider them unusable so will machine two coupling nuts to secure the base with the same fasteners that hold the speed coil. Eureka! Wish I could make it to Stan's place, maybe sneak that baseplate out under my shirt, ha ha

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