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Adam Rohn
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Posted: Fri Oct 9th, 2009 06:19 pm |
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| Does this look right? I only have one spring installed currently, I wanted to see when you guys thought of the tension before I installed the other two. I followed what Russ told me, I hope I cut them right. Attached Image (viewed 154 times):
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Russ Huber
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Posted: Fri Oct 9th, 2009 06:36 pm |
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| Cut the spring about 13/16". Then carefully with a razor blade(whatever)separate and bend out a loop on each end. once the loop is standing out, snip the end of the loop leaving enough loop to have secure hold to its connection. Good Luck. Last edited on Fri Oct 9th, 2009 06:37 pm by Russ Huber
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Posted: Fri Oct 9th, 2009 06:39 pm |
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| Do you know another way of telling me that measurement? I'm not sure how to figure out 13/16
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Russ Huber
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Posted: Fri Oct 9th, 2009 06:48 pm |
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Adam Rohn wrote: Do you know another way of telling me that measurement? I'm not sure how to figure out 13/16
And I thought I was the only one.  On a standard household ruler or tape measure...1/16" is the smallest mark inside the inch. Just count carefully 13 of those small marks inside one inch ...and you have it. If your still confused..to check yourself...it would take 16 of those spaces to make one inch.  Attached Image (viewed 177 times):
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Posted: Fri Oct 9th, 2009 06:54 pm |
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| No, your not the only one! Thanks for explaining, I think I've got what your saying and can figure it out!
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Adam Rohn
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Posted: Fri Oct 9th, 2009 07:20 pm |
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Russ,
Should I start counting at the hoop in the end of the spring or when the actual coil begins?
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Russ Huber
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Posted: Fri Oct 9th, 2009 11:23 pm |
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Adam, in the future, it may be a good idea to draw diagrams and take pictures of things before you take them apart. And most important...don't chuck stuff until your done with the finished product....especially...springs. The measurement I gave you is from a original tank motor centrifugal sping I had laying around. The others I have are in the fans. Hard to get at them there.  Attached Image (viewed 152 times):
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Posted: Fri Oct 9th, 2009 11:34 pm |
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| I am sorry Adam. Hopefully someone has the correct length of YOUR missing springs.
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Posted: Fri Oct 9th, 2009 11:37 pm |
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Adam,
Another way to look at it is the spring should be just slightly stretched when the switch lever is the starting position. I think this may be a better approach than trying to make the spring be a measured length. I'm not sure if all the switches are identical, so a custom fit may work best. The experts will straighten me out if I'm wrong.
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Posted: Fri Oct 9th, 2009 11:37 pm |
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| yeah, that was my bad..I took pics just not of that unfortantly. I have the same switch pretty much as you do in the pic (just smaller) However my weights aren't pulled in like yours are so do you recommend I cut them shorter to pull that weight in more?
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Posted: Fri Oct 9th, 2009 11:50 pm |
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Russ,
Thanks for the tip..I think I'm real close this time, is this what you mean?
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Posted: Fri Oct 9th, 2009 11:53 pm |
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| I meant Ralph..Not Russ, sorry Ralph
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Posted: Fri Oct 9th, 2009 11:56 pm |
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13/16" should be 1/16" MORE than 3/4".........3/4" is 12/16"..............start at the 1" mark and count up 13 marks.......
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Posted: Fri Oct 9th, 2009 11:56 pm |
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| Actually, the springs on the tank centrifugal of MINE were cut to length of one of my good originals. But...Ralph is on target Adam. There is no need for tablets full of calculations and equations to get past this one.
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Posted: Fri Oct 9th, 2009 11:59 pm |
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Pssssst...Jerry must be working out numbers to build a mouse house dudes. 
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Posted: Sat Oct 10th, 2009 12:01 am |
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Thanks Russ,
The question now is am I on target with the new pic I just posted
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Posted: Sat Oct 10th, 2009 12:04 am |
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| hard to tell from the photo, kinda out of focus. this is what the spring should look like in the "in" position. Attached Image (viewed 140 times):
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Posted: Sat Oct 10th, 2009 12:08 am |
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Thanks Ralph, That helped ALOT! I am on the right track
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Posted: Sat Oct 10th, 2009 02:54 am |
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Ralph,
Are the springs suppose to snap back into the in position if you pull the weights back?
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Posted: Sat Oct 10th, 2009 03:48 am |
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| They should snap back and have a light pressure against the contact ring that goes inside the arms. When you start the fan on high the weights should move outward fairly soon. You'll hear them stop rubbing and clicking on the center contact. When you turn the fan off the contact arms should move inward when the fan gets to, maybe, half speed or so.
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Posted: Sat Oct 10th, 2009 04:33 am |
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| Ok, Thanks Steve!
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Posted: Sat Oct 10th, 2009 07:35 pm |
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Steve,
Is this what you mean? It looks like the pic that Ralph posted. Messing with those small springs aren't as easy as they look. hehe
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Posted: Sat Oct 10th, 2009 07:48 pm |
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Adam, looks about right. As long as the levers are returning to the correct position it should work fine. You can tell when you test it, you should be able to hear the switch stop making sounds as the fan speeds up. Usually just a few seconds after starting.
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Posted: Sun Oct 11th, 2009 11:16 pm |
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Ralph,
How did you get your springs bent like that? I've tried during it several times and can't and I'm getting frustrated especially now that I know that it runs I want to try to get this fan done.
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Posted: Mon Oct 12th, 2009 12:22 pm |
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| Adam, these are the tools I use when working on tiny things. Attached Image (viewed 42 times):
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Posted: Mon Oct 12th, 2009 03:53 pm |
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Ralph,
Where do you buy megafiying glasses like that? I'm thinking that something like that would come in handy
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Posted: Mon Oct 12th, 2009 04:05 pm |
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| I got mine at a local fleamarket. I just looked on ebay, there are loads of them for sale quite cheap. I use mine almost every day.
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Posted: Mon Oct 12th, 2009 07:02 pm |
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| I FINALLY got it! I found out taking the switch off the rotor makes it alot easier.
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