CatBacker88
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My daughter found two AeroDynics on a local (Chicago area) buy / sell / trade Facebook page and bought them for me because she knows I like this stuff. One is a 24 EAH, the other a 24 MEAH. Neither are junk, but both need work to display well. They have plenty going for them so I think it'll be worthwhile given I only have $15 apiece in them. All 12 PAR lamps are present, rotators and gears are all in good shape, just dirty. All bulbs light up and the flashers function correctly. Some rusty screws, but no corrosion to speak of.
The EAH has no motor or mounting feet. Its domes are intact and they might polish out okay but neither have their end caps. If anyone wants to share a lead for a motor, please do! I don't know yet if there's a drive belt inside or not. I guess I need to strip it all the way down to find out. If anyone has any tips or guidance to share with respect to where to start on that process, especially if I'm apt to break something out of ignorance, I'd love to hear it.
The MEAH powers up fine and the motor is very quiet and smooth. One dome is bad, the other potentially OK. Both do have their end caps, though, and I'm hoping to get them off to graft onto the other two. Those suckers are not cheap to replace, but I bought a decent set of domes for it (eBay) so I'll set to working on them. I've never worked on AeroDynic domes before. Are the panels glued together? There's a lot of what looks like a flexible clear glue or caulk holding much of it together. Should I just start peeling and shaving it away? Again, any suggestions would be great. I can do pictures if that would help.
Thanks!
The EAH has no motor or mounting feet. Its domes are intact and they might polish out okay but neither have their end caps. If anyone wants to share a lead for a motor, please do! I don't know yet if there's a drive belt inside or not. I guess I need to strip it all the way down to find out. If anyone has any tips or guidance to share with respect to where to start on that process, especially if I'm apt to break something out of ignorance, I'd love to hear it.
The MEAH powers up fine and the motor is very quiet and smooth. One dome is bad, the other potentially OK. Both do have their end caps, though, and I'm hoping to get them off to graft onto the other two. Those suckers are not cheap to replace, but I bought a decent set of domes for it (eBay) so I'll set to working on them. I've never worked on AeroDynic domes before. Are the panels glued together? There's a lot of what looks like a flexible clear glue or caulk holding much of it together. Should I just start peeling and shaving it away? Again, any suggestions would be great. I can do pictures if that would help.
Thanks!