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Post by Adam D. on Feb 25, 2015 22:01:37 GMT -5
I finally got around to hanging this and messing with it.. It's got some problems, I suspect the oil can cap is probably a problem it being almost 40 years old.. One speed, it makes a slight nudge clockwise, and the other position it wants to move counter clock wise.. Not sure if these things are meant to go that direction on one of the speed settings.. Blades are pitched the normal direction of most fans..
Demonstration Video of what I'm talking about
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Post by JW on Feb 25, 2015 22:36:25 GMT -5
It's not supposed to go in reverse... I remember one of the blenders at my old church camp that malfunctioned and would only go very slowly clockwise, and usually not even that unless it was helped along. The other ones ran fine. Cap would be my first guess...
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Post by Adam D. on Feb 25, 2015 22:53:25 GMT -5
I've had fans go the wrong direction that had bad caps, you had to push the fan along in what ever direction for it to move, but never had one that starts up going the wrong direction..
It's got a two speed Leviton pull switch, off/high/off/low This is what the fan does:
One of the speeds that seems to be high, fan starts counter clockwise, even if I push the blades in the other direction, the fan will slowly stop and go counter clock wise..
The speed that seems to be low, if the blades are positioned in a certain position you'll see the blades slightly move upon pulling chain.. It shows that in the video, you may not notice it.. If I push the blades clockwise, the fan will keep going about 30-40 rpms clockwise..
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Post by Andrew G. on Feb 26, 2015 1:47:21 GMT -5
The capacitor is boned, plain and simple. Replace it and you'll be good to go.
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 2, 2015 18:47:22 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2015 2:26:49 GMT -5
The voltage on that cap is fine.
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 3, 2015 3:08:44 GMT -5
I did voltage checks, 292volts.. The cap is only rated for 240volts, approx 50volts over.. The cap will not last as long as it should exceeding it's voltage rating.. You can go up on the voltage from what was originally in there, you can't go down..
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2015 3:23:03 GMT -5
Where were you getting that reading? Normally 250 is fine in any 120v fan.
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 3, 2015 3:27:12 GMT -5
From the leads of cap, the voltage goes down under 240v when the blades are stopped..
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 5, 2015 19:01:10 GMT -5
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Post by Jordan U on Mar 7, 2015 10:23:46 GMT -5
Looks great Adam! That was a good idea to put the new capacitor inside the old one.
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 7, 2015 14:06:25 GMT -5
Thanks.. The guts of the old one, is probably the worst smell, and hard to get off your hands..
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 13, 2015 15:11:42 GMT -5
Done with the Sears: Was able to patch up the flywheel with a mixture of dark brown and black spray paint with a Qtip.. Here are the results.. Not perfect but much better. If I were to spray a coat of gloss over the flywheel, it may even make it look better, but I think I'm going to leave it.. Video, was done before the touch up job:
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Post by markwelker on Mar 13, 2015 16:21:02 GMT -5
awesome! i hope i can find myself one someday XD really like the 56 inch versions with no switch cap and 3 blades
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 13, 2015 17:50:43 GMT -5
Now that it dried, it looks even better.. Been added to the Sears gallery under Sears Ceiling Fan Model No. 292.90361
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