@@BAFVintage on residential electrical service you don't get dinged for low power-factor - paying for watt-hours only. on larger commercial services they do charge extra for low average power factor. shaded pole is inefficient and has a poor power factor too.
I have a 16A3 and a 16PA2. Both are capacitor based Westinghouse models. Those big 16 inch fans only draw .75 amps and 72 watts on my kilowatt meter. I also have two of the same fan, both SD3 with the shade pole motor. Those big 16 in fans draw 1.3 amps and 110 watts. That little 12 incher is high on power draw even if shaded pole. I would keep looking for an issue if it is to be left on unattended or long term. I suspect it will get warm/hot over time with that power draw. Maybe a few coil wires have shorted? Regardless of all that babble about who knows watt, I'm amped up... ;) Nice fan and thanks for sharing.
@@ToxicityAssured shaded poll motors are definitely inefficient. the power factor issue is not direct efficiency and just has to do with current and voltage being out of synch and drawing excess current that is not counted as watt-hours.
@@Jon-hx7pe Agreed on the inefficiency of shaded pole. I was only commenting this particular fan drew a little over the expected amps. Thanks again for trying to explain power factor.
Thanks for sharing!
I have 6 of these fans and the Westinghouse PowerAire fans are really good airmovers
The 2nd gen Westinghouse poweraires had 2 color schemes the PA was black and the PA2 was red badge and gray
The little chrome piece on the front are famous for going missing and my 10 inch ones have it but my 12 and 16 inch are missing the chrome piece
I've seen people replace them with custom fabricated pieces and they look pretty cool
0.6 power factor is pretty bad, must be a shaded pole. psc motor would be closer to 0.9 at least.
Yea these are shaded pole and known for being power hogs. GE was more efficient
@@BAFVintage on residential electrical service you don't get dinged for low power-factor - paying for watt-hours only.
on larger commercial services they do charge extra for low average power factor.
shaded pole is inefficient and has a poor power factor too.
I have a 16A3 and a 16PA2. Both are capacitor based Westinghouse models. Those big 16 inch fans only draw .75 amps and 72 watts on my kilowatt meter.
I also have two of the same fan, both SD3 with the shade pole motor. Those big 16 in fans draw 1.3 amps and 110 watts.
That little 12 incher is high on power draw even if shaded pole. I would keep looking for an issue if it is to be left on unattended or long term. I suspect it will get warm/hot over time with that power draw. Maybe a few coil wires have shorted?
Regardless of all that babble about who knows watt, I'm amped up... ;) Nice fan and thanks for sharing.
@@ToxicityAssured shaded poll motors are definitely inefficient.
the power factor issue is not direct efficiency and just has to do with current and voltage being out of synch and drawing excess current that is not counted as watt-hours.
@@Jon-hx7pe Agreed on the inefficiency of shaded pole. I was only commenting this particular fan drew a little over the expected amps. Thanks again for trying to explain power factor.