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Re: Ceiling fan speed control

Subject: Re: Ceiling fan speed control
From: "Silver Surfer"
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:11:33 -0400
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.repair
Well, the change to a capacitor control has some appeal.  I suspect that if 
I could find the right switch for this thing it would be as good as new. 
The replacement switches at the hardware store say they are for 3 or 4 wire 
applications; however, there is no drawing to show how to hook up the three 
wire system.  All the combinations I've tried so far have yielded less than 
desirable results.  It might be about time to trace all the wiring and try 
to figure out what makes it tick.

Thanks to all who have responded.

"zack" <youwillfinedme@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
news:45062697$0$5105$afc38c87@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> if its runs at high speed only control is
> burned out or open, if it runs high speed on
> all settings control is short out or burned out.
> you can replace them with a capacitor 3 speed
> control, ive done this to some fans.
> goto a electrical store to get them, some
> have the circuits with them to follow.
>
> "Silver Surfer" <h.mcguffinspamouflage@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ibKdnV3bitp-Y5jYnZ2dnUVZ_qadnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> My fairly old ceiling fan needs a speed control switch replacement.  It's
> a
>> three-speed fan with a three wire switch.  There are no capacitors;
> instead
>> it appears to use some kind of smallish transformer looking device for
> speed
>> control.  My Googling to find what the circuit might look like has been
>> fruitless.  Can someone point me toward an educational source of speed
>> control schemes for these fans or else explain to me how mine works?
>>
>>
>
> 



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