A few hours ago, I turned on my old antique electric table fan on the
little end table by doggy's end of her couch.At about 7:00 PM this
evening, I heard that hmming noise, I thought my Sony 27'' CRT Trinitron
Wega flat screen tv set that I bought brand new in January 2007 had gone
on the blink.About twenty minutes ago, I noticed the fan blades weren't
turning around.Oviously, the fan motor hung up, I unplugged the fan, the
noise stopped.
cuhulin

wrote:

A few hours ago, I turned on my old antique electric table fan on the
little end table by doggy's end of her couch.At about 7:00 PM this
evening, I heard that hmming noise, I thought my Sony 27'' CRT Trinitron
Wega flat screen tv set that I bought brand new in January 2007 had gone
on the blink.About twenty minutes ago, I noticed the fan blades weren't
turning around.Oviously, the fan motor hung up, I unplugged the fan, the
noise stopped.
cuhulin


Try some 'Break Free' in the bearings, to free them up. if you
haven't damaged the windings, it will run again. You can get the 'Break
Free' at Wal-Mart in the gun department. It is a great teflon based
penetrating oil that will free almost anything. Don't bother with WD-40,
or other low grade oils, they will only make it harder to repair.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
...
wrote:

A few hours ago, I turned on my old antique electric table fan on the
little end table by doggy's end of her couch.At about 7:00 PM this
evening, I heard that hmming noise, I thought my Sony 27'' CRT Trinitron
Wega flat screen tv set that I bought brand new in January 2007 had gone
on the blink.About twenty minutes ago, I noticed the fan blades weren't
turning around.Oviously, the fan motor hung up, I unplugged the fan, the
noise stopped.
cuhulin


Try some 'Break Free' in the bearings, to free them up. if you
haven't damaged the windings, it will run again. You can get the 'Break
Free' at Wal-Mart in the gun department. It is a great teflon based
penetrating oil that will free almost anything. Don't bother with WD-40,
or other low grade oils, they will only make it harder to repair.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

I have fixed so many things with WD-40 in the past and I have just recently
found out that the stuff can be dangerous in electrical appliances and
devices. Turns out that the stuff is wickedly flammable ( I have never
had a fire as a result of using WD-40 but let's just say that I am good at
learning from others. Anyone here ever have a problem with the stuff?

Claude

Claude wrote:

I have fixed so many things with WD-40 in the past and I have just recently
found out that the stuff can be dangerous in electrical appliances and
devices. Turns out that the stuff is wickedly flammable ( I have never
had a fire as a result of using WD-40 but let's just say that I am good at
learning from others. Anyone here ever have a problem with the stuff?


You are about to open a can of worms here with the pro/ante WD40
brigade, suffice it to say that the manufacturers themselves don't
recommend that you spray it into potentiometers or get it near
electronic components.

Ron(UK)

Claude wrote:
"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
...
wrote:
A few hours ago, I turned on my old antique electric table fan on the
little end table by doggy's end of her couch.At about 7:00 PM this
evening, I heard that hmming noise, I thought my Sony 27'' CRT Trinitron
Wega flat screen tv set that I bought brand new in January 2007 had gone
on the blink.About twenty minutes ago, I noticed the fan blades weren't
turning around.Oviously, the fan motor hung up, I unplugged the fan, the
noise stopped.
cuhulin

Try some 'Break Free' in the bearings, to free them up. if you
haven't damaged the windings, it will run again. You can get the 'Break
Free' at Wal-Mart in the gun department. It is a great teflon based
penetrating oil that will free almost anything. Don't bother with WD-40,
or other low grade oils, they will only make it harder to repair.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

I have fixed so many things with WD-40 in the past and I have just recently
found out that the stuff can be dangerous in electrical appliances and
devices. Turns out that the stuff is wickedly flammable ( I have never
had a fire as a result of using WD-40 but let's just say that I am good at
learning from others. Anyone here ever have a problem with the stuff?

Claude


Almost *everyone* has had 'some' sort of problem with it. Many won't
admit it, though. I still keep a can around, but rarely use it....

jak

I own at least thirteen more very, very old electric table fans and one
of them has a brass blade on it, and I own two very, very old electric
ceiling fans.I am wall to wall and ten feet tall with my very, very old
thingys, some of them are real Antiques too.According to an article I
once read in Antique Trader, www.antiquetrader.com for something to
be an Antique, the item(s) must be at least one hundred years old, or
older.Seems reasonable to me.

Some of those old electric (and old non electric Fans) are very
collectible. www.devilfinder.com Collectible Fans

I reckon the next time I go to the Wal Mart store, I will buy a new
table electric fan.I don't want little doggy to poke her feet or nose in
one of my old electric fans.That wouldn't be a Martha Stewart ''good
thing'' cuhulin, the Fan man
cuhulin, the Fan man

jakdedert wrote:

Almost *everyone* has had 'some' sort of problem with it. Many won't
admit it, though. I still keep a can around, but rarely use it....


It's good to remove adhesive labels from some surfaces, and to loan
to pesky neighbors who always want to borrow stuff, and never return it.
You can also light the charcoal, if you don't mind the funny taste.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 09:49:13 -0500, "Claude" wrote:


I have fixed so many things with WD-40 in the past and I have just recently
found out that the stuff can be dangerous in electrical appliances and
devices. Turns out that the stuff is wickedly flammable ( I have never
had a fire as a result of using WD-40 but let's just say that I am good at
learning from others. Anyone here ever have a problem with the stuff?

Claude


It is also worthless as a lubricant. It was not designed to lubricate,
in fact the "WD" stands for Water Displacement, and was intended to
displace water from electrical drvices such as distributor caps.

"PeterD" wrote in message
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On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 09:49:13 -0500, "Claude" wrote:


I have fixed so many things with WD-40 in the past and I have just
recently
found out that the stuff can be dangerous in electrical appliances and
devices. Turns out that the stuff is wickedly flammable ( I have never
had a fire as a result of using WD-40 but let's just say that I am good at
learning from others. Anyone here ever have a problem with the stuff?




When I was a teenager we used to use WD-40 as propellant in spud guns until
I discovered starting fluid. While I haven't had any accidental fires with
it, I did use spray adhesive to reattach the sound damping foam in the air
blower (uses a brushed universal motor) for my hot tub and when I bench
tested it I got a little boom and a 3' long flash of flame out the exhaust
port when I powered it up before the glue had dried. I'm sure WD-40 would
have done the same thing.

It's a solvent and will wash the lube from anything you use it on with
clearances bigger than say a watch. In pot shafts, it washes the
silicon grease in the bushing that is responsible for the sexy feel of
otherwise crap pot, ONTO THE ELEMENT!

Lubing pots is a tricky subject. What works on carbon may disolve
conductive plastic. Washing the lube out of an old ceramic element pot
may leave it working very well, for about 3 turns.

WD-40 is a hack substitute for what once was Electrolube 2agx??????
which at the time was legal, used Freon and layed down a lube layer.

Cramolin liquid and a toothpick are the better answer.

As far as WD-40 stories. I fixed my Father-in-Law's old printing time
stamp. It was a beastly device with a large solinoid and open contacts
connected to a live arm in the paperslot (no foil papers in his day).

I tested the device open and it kept time. I closed it and plugged it
in. Later I took a Fax in to time stamp it. Fumes had accumulated in
the housing. I shoved the fax in and the arc as I withdrew it set off
the WD-40 which in turn set the fax on fire and burned all the hair
off my arm. A true Adams Family device.


I have fixed so many things with WD-40 in the past and I have just recently
found out that the stuff can be dangerous in electrical appliances and
devices. Turns out that the stuff is wickedly flammable ( *I have never
had a fire as a result of using WD-40 but let's just say that I am good at
learning from others. Anyone here ever have a problem with the stuff?

On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 19:56:14 -0600, wrote:
A few hours ago, I turned on my old antique electric table fan on the
little end table by doggy's end of her couch.At about 7:00 PM this
evening, I heard that hmming noise, I thought my Sony 27'' CRT Trinitron
Wega flat screen tv set that I bought brand new in January 2007 had gone
on the blink.About twenty minutes ago, I noticed the fan blades weren't
turning around.Oviously, the fan motor hung up, I unplugged the fan, the
noise stopped.

Thanks for letting us know.

wrote:
A few hours ago, I turned on my old antique electric table fan on the
little end table by doggy's end of her couch.At about 7:00 PM this
evening, I heard that hmming noise, I thought my Sony 27'' CRT Trinitron
Wega flat screen tv set that I bought brand new in January 2007 had gone
on the blink.About twenty minutes ago, I noticed the fan blades weren't
turning around.Oviously, the fan motor hung up, I unplugged the fan, the
noise stopped.
cuhulin


Damn! Is nothing made to last these days!

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:53:15 +0000, "Ron(UK)"
wrote:

wrote:
A few hours ago, I turned on my old antique electric table fan on the
little end table by doggy's end of her couch.At about 7:00 PM this
evening, I heard that hmming noise, I thought my Sony 27'' CRT Trinitron
Wega flat screen tv set that I bought brand new in January 2007 had gone
on the blink.About twenty minutes ago, I noticed the fan blades weren't
turning around.Oviously, the fan motor hung up, I unplugged the fan, the
noise stopped.
cuhulin


Damn! Is nothing made to last these days!

Webtv is...

PeterD wrote:

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:53:15 +0000, "Ron(UK)"
wrote:

wrote:
A few hours ago, I turned on my old antique electric table fan on the
little end table by doggy's end of her couch.At about 7:00 PM this
evening, I heard that hmming noise, I thought my Sony 27'' CRT Trinitron
Wega flat screen tv set that I bought brand new in January 2007 had gone
on the blink.About twenty minutes ago, I noticed the fan blades weren't
turning around.Oviously, the fan motor hung up, I unplugged the fan, the
noise stopped.
cuhulin


Damn! Is nothing made to last these days!

Webtv is...


You're right! I haven't had one fail as a door stop yet. They do
work better if you fill them with lead, though.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

Michael A. Terrell wrote:
PeterD wrote:
On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:53:15 +0000, "Ron(UK)"
wrote:

wrote:
A few hours ago, I turned on my old antique electric table fan on the
little end table by doggy's end of her couch.At about 7:00 PM this
evening, I heard that hmming noise, I thought my Sony 27'' CRT Trinitron
Wega flat screen tv set that I bought brand new in January 2007 had gone
on the blink.About twenty minutes ago, I noticed the fan blades weren't
turning around.Oviously, the fan motor hung up, I unplugged the fan, the
noise stopped.
cuhulin

Damn! Is nothing made to last these days!
Webtv is...


You're right! I haven't had one fail as a door stop yet. They do
work better if you fill them with lead, though.


Plaster is easier. Just mix some up, drill a hole in the top and pour
it in; let set. Will effectively 'brick' almost anything....

jak

"jakdedert" wrote in message
...
Michael A. Terrell wrote:
PeterD wrote:
On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:53:15 +0000, "Ron(UK)"
wrote:

wrote:
A few hours ago, I turned on my old antique electric table fan on the
little end table by doggy's end of her couch.At about 7:00 PM this
evening, I heard that hmming noise, I thought my Sony 27'' CRT
Trinitron
Wega flat screen tv set that I bought brand new in January 2007 had
gone
on the blink.About twenty minutes ago, I noticed the fan blades
weren't
turning around.Oviously, the fan motor hung up, I unplugged the fan,
the
noise stopped.
cuhulin

Damn! Is nothing made to last these days!
Webtv is...


You're right! I haven't had one fail as a door stop yet. They do
work better if you fill them with lead, though.


Plaster is easier. Just mix some up, drill a hole in the top and pour it
in; let set. Will effectively 'brick' almost anything....

jak

Good idea! I'll have to try that out on the next mac computer I get.

Mike

Learn the words?

www.devilfinder.com Hernando's Hideway Song Midi

I remember some of the lyrics of that old song I haven't listened to
since at least the early to mid 1950s.

At the Golden Fingerbowl or anywhere you go,,,, OLE!
cuhulin