Well, I mentioned in some other thread (that I can't seem to locate now) that I had a slightly wobbly ceiling fan. The recommendation was a balancing kit. $10 later and I had 2 of them in hand and I had at it today.
First I checked the tracking. To simplify the description, I'll refer to the blades by compass points (even though it's technically incorrect to refer to them that way) :-) . The "N" and "S" blades were a perfect match. The "E" and "W" were also a perfect match for each other, but 1/4" different from the first 2 blades. All attempts to adjust tracking failed. The fan has really heavy mounts and they refuse to bend at all.
So, I moved on to trying to smooth it out with the weights. I started as listed in the directions (in the middle) and worked my way in, ultimately running out of blade to attach to. Every place I put the clip made it worse. I was unable to discern any particular location as better than another.
I did however manage to chip the finish on one of the blades with the clip. It's subjective, but I think the system as a whole is worse now after I worked on it. On to the questions:
Is tracking required to be perfect, or can weights compensate for tracking that's non-adjustable?
How about alternate weighting systems? Has anyone tried some sort of putty on the blade attach points (to get less weight closer in to the center)? I'm afraid it would dry up and go flying off at some point.
Other ideas?
