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| Posted: Fri Jan 21st, 2022 12:02 am |
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Steve Kelly Guest
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Hi GuysI have a Ge Loop handle 12 inch blade fan. I have a couple of them. Just received one that has plastic screw in brushes I think, on the front of the case, left and right of the shaft. Kind of like a Emerson Northwind. Sorry don't have a lot of experience with the fan terms. Im guessing this may be a earlier version of this fan?
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21st, 2022 01:16 am |
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Dave McManaman AFCA Member 
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I don’t know the answer but form number and/or pictures should help get there.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21st, 2022 03:06 am |
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Anthony Lindsey AFCA Member 
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If it has brushes then it is a DC fan if it is a loop handle GE. Does it have DC in the cycles box on the tag?
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21st, 2022 04:13 am |
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Steve Kelly Guest
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Here are a few shots  
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21st, 2022 04:15 am |
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Steve Kelly Guest
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Never saw them before. Thanks for the help.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21st, 2022 05:26 am |
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Anthony Lindsey AFCA Member
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25/30 cycles. First one i've seen like that.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21st, 2022 01:52 pm |
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Steve Kelly Guest
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What does that mean?
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21st, 2022 03:11 pm |
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Anthony Lindsey AFCA Member
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Todays electric is 60 cycles or hertz. That fan was designed to run on half that. Maybe someone who knows more will chime in. Did you plug fan in?
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21st, 2022 03:52 pm |
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Steve Kelly Guest
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Yes. Seemed to run fine. Made some noise but I think that it was shaft bearing noise.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21st, 2022 08:01 pm |
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Steve Stephens Guest 
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I have seen a number of GE fans that are 25 or 40 cycles AC but do use brushes. That's that way they were built but I don't know the actual reason why.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22nd, 2022 01:35 am |
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Stan Adams Super Moderator 
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I had one that was 40hz with brushes. It ran good on a half wave rectifier.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22nd, 2022 02:28 am |
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Steve Rockwell AFCA Member 
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Can't zero in on year of manufacture without better pics/info as per Dave McManaman's 2nd Post... This is plucked form the 1926 catalog at:https://new.afcaforum.com/index.php?/topic/592-general-electric-bulletins-instruction-sheets-price-lists-catalogs-1895-1952/ 
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| Posted: Sun Jan 23rd, 2022 02:48 am |
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Russ Huber AFCA Member 
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It should weigh more than a 60 cycle model. More copper in the windings of the lower frequency models. There were still areas not standardized to the 60 cycle system. Exactly why and where I don't know the detailed details. I barely made it through high school. 
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| Posted: Mon Jan 24th, 2022 01:02 pm |
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Steve Kelly Guest
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Thanks guys. Thought it was odd. I have a few of these and have seen a bunch more and never saw those brushes. That being said I am a rookie with these fans. lol.
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