The blade should spin freely when you spin it with your hand. It
should go for several revolutions before stopping. Previous poster was
totally correct in relubing the motor. Be careful to check for free
spinning when the motor is cold. One time I thought I had fixed
things, but it was because the lube had thinned out due to a warm
motor, and when I tried to start it when the motor was all the way down
to room temp it just barely moved. By the way, the reason all (or
almost all) fans start with high and dial down to low is to give
maximum oomph to the fan when it is first turned on to overcome
stickylubrication.

H. R.(Bob) Hofmann
BE wrote:
Thanks! Great idea.

Be


On 8/18/06 9:46 AM, in article
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wrote:

BE wrote:
Hello,

We have an oscillating fan that is one of the more heavy duty
models; the
base is a telescoping pole and all the electronics are within the
upper
portion that sits atop the base's pole. Exact model name: SMC "Stand
Fan"
made in China (of course) and it's 6 years old.

It now hums but will not spin anymore. I would assume this is a
typical way
for these to die. Anyone hazard a guess what part is worn out and is
it
worth the effort to fix?

Thanks!
Be

(in very hot Dallas, TX)

Lubricants dried / mixed with dirt turned to gum. Disassemble all of
it, clean the 'goo' out and then saturate the oil pads around the
self-aligning bushings with good oil, put a drop on each end of the
shaft before re-assembling and you should be good to go for more years.
I just did one last week and also found they didn't wire it correctly.
HI and MEDIUM were swapped - not any more.

Never did it before? If you have a digital camera, take lots of
pictures so you can re-assemble it as it is (was).

GG