Running every vintage desk fan in my collection - Full Start-ups and Spin-downs! - Sep. 2023

I have finally gotten round to uploading a video of my vintage fan collection, after much contemplation! Enjoy a full run up and spin down of every fan I've got.

[@dadler9705]

Impresionante !!!!

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

Muchas gracias! Por cierto, aun me gustaria contactarme contigo para preguntarte unas preguntas sobre los ascensores en Santiago, pero no se todavia como seria la mejor forma de hacerlo?

[@janpetercok7315]

U should turn them on at same time its really fun to watch

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

Thanks, good idea for a future video!

[@madisoncountysirens4295]

I love those GEC bullet fans. I wish the company implemented these for 120v 60hz countries.

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

As far as I know GEC only sold them in the UK and perhaps South Africa, but it would have been nice for them to make an American model too!

[@RichieRouge206]

The Panacool is beautiful ❤

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

Thanks, it's one of my favourites! What the video doesn't show is the fact that it's been abused in the past (lots of paint chips etc) which is a shame.

[@Fanfanatic2012]

Nice vintage fans Also I like your touris fans you have a lot lol

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

Thanks, yes I do have lots of Xpelair Tauruses lol!

[@Fanfanatic2012]

I have 2 T 8 fans and they are pretty much identical but one is just ever so slightly older

[@TheCORC964]

Wow this video blew up a bit lol. Nice to see a few of mine on here tho!

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

Indeed! No clue why it blew up so much lol, I don't get it 😂

[@TheCORC964]

@@LucasTheTechCollector lol just the way of the algorithm I guess, my most popular video is the ussr anthem video which took like half an hour in GarageBand lmao

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

@@TheCORC964 Oh, lmao, I remember seeing that one 😅

[@instaglam7508]

Cool collection of fans

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

Thank you :)

[@RichieRouge206]

I’ve got a 9” Jet but 2nd speed doesn’t work, need to look at it. The Hitachi is lovely

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

Thanks Richie, I plan to make a more in-depth video of my collection at some point as this video is somewhat mediocre and I have acquired a few new fans since then. :)

[@RichieRouge206]

My T10s always have a better run down time than the T12’s. Some great fans

[@dadler9705]

El otro día vi un video de un ventilador mecánico de 1900 que funciona a cuerda y se carga girando una manivela.

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

Uf, eso si que es una technologia muy antigua jaja.

[@Connectitthefancollector]

That is a very nice collection of fans. Also I have wondered, how powerful are the metal bladed GEC bullet fans?

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

Thank you! The GEC metal-bladed fan sounds powerful but in reality it doesn't have a great airflow (when compared to the Hitachi or the Tatung for example).

[@RichieRouge206]

Those Bullet fans don’t half sound like Tauruses but then they are both GEC products

[@DewaldV84]

Those Cool Boys where sold a lot here in South Africa!

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

Thanks for the information. I had never seen one before here in the UK, so it might have been brought back from SA by someone who used to live there!

[@DewaldV84]

@@LucasTheTechCollector that's quite possible!

[@ricardoenriquevasquezsola5586]

Tatun a Sido la marca del ventilador que compro mi papá,el de hélices azules pero en 1.977 en Ecuador, Sudamérica

[@TheMatsushitaMan]

6:29 Does that Hitachi have a timer? 7:19 That "Cool Boy" looks more like a Taiwanese ripoff of a Sanyo fan. However if it's a real Sanyo then wow! I love the slow start of the National Panacool, at first I thought its capacitor went weak but it seems to reach full speed.

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

The Hitachi does indeed have a timer! Sadly when I tested it however, it did not appear to function. The "Cool Boy" fan is indeed unusual as it features the styling of some Taiwanese Sanyo fans. Here in the UK in the late 1980's we also had Pifco fans that were near identical so probably originated from the same factory in Taiwan - whether or not they are real Sanyos or just knockoffs, I don't really know.

[@TheMatsushitaMan]

@@LucasTheTechCollector Aw, shame about the broken timer. You could take the motor cover off the Cool Boy and check the motor. Sanyo motors have a distinct design, there may be clones though so check the run capacitor as well.

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

@@TheMatsushitaMan Thanks, I have taken the fan apart to clean it before but did not have a close look at the capacitor, I'll dig it out again!

[@Fanfanatic2012]

Are you going to record any of these vintage fans separately?

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

I might do in the future!

[@Fanfanatic2012]

Awesome can’t wait for those videos!

[@NicholasthefanMan]

I wish that the xpelaur taurus was madein usa

[@LaundryGuy1500]

When did you get that 70s t10 Taurus? I think it might be my old one that I sold on eBay 😂

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

Oh lol! I believe I got it around late August/early September of last year.

[@LaundryGuy1500]

@@LucasTheTechCollector sounds about right 😂 I'm fully sure that's my old one, I think it sold for 23 quid or so and I remember the base was in quite a state as I didn't have a chance to properly restore it. if it is my one you've done a good job fixing it up

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

@@LaundryGuy1500 Lol, sounds like it's definitely the same fan - was it you that repaired the buttons by adding some newer ones underneath the old ones? That was a very clever fix!

[@LaundryGuy1500]

@@LucasTheTechCollector yep 😂 glad you appreciate that. It’s defo the same fan I had then 😅. The original buttons were knackered they wouldn’t stay pressed down so i replaced them with those buttons that came off a cheap q connect 9 inch thing that was broken. That t10 was in a right mess when I got it, was seized solid which I fixed with oil, I also replaced the cord and plug as the original one was in a horrible state. It’s looking great now though!

[@LaundryGuy1500]

Did you repaint the base or did you manage to clean all those stains off? I did try for ages to clean those marks off but gave up as I just assumed they were stained in and it would need painting

[@kyleurbanik1879]

Is this only fans? As much as I see people talking about it all the time I thought it would be a little more exciting.