Reviving this thread. Seems they don't build fans the way they used to anymore. We have 1+ year old 3D and Westinghouse, 2 Panasonics and a 2 year old KDK bite the dust. I don't plan on going to get them fixed any time soon. Maybe after the pandemic.

Now choosing new ones from Asahi, Standard, Sharp and (sigh) Panasonic. Are the Sharp ones ok? Asahi is ok for me but they seem to vibrate quite a bit more. Panasonic seems expensive for the now shorter service life. Standard I haven't had in a while, are they still good today?