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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2015 14:45:05 GMT -5
Why are you trying new caps? The problem isnt the cap, unless you've tested it, and it tests bad. Why not just wire it like the wiring diagram I made you?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2015 14:46:29 GMT -5
Use my diagram. Omit the rotary switch. Hook up just purple OR yellow you will get either medium or low. Hook up both, you will get high. There is no off without a pullchain.
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 16, 2015 14:54:09 GMT -5
I got another cap because the old one started smoking and on top of that it started drifting, plus I think it was bad to begin with as one value was off by alot before I started to mess with the fan, so a new one was needed.. The fan is hookup pretty much similar to your diagram.. the first setting combines both the values which as you mentioned gives the high setting, second speed taps into just one value and so does the third setting.. Maybe there is something not right with the speed control.. I'll have to hookup my meter back to it and check for continuity on each of settings..
Original cap is a 4uf+8uf
new one is a 5uf+8.2uf which explains the more amp draw.. I may get a few other caps and see which is better but a 4uf+8uf is one odd and hard to find value..
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 16, 2015 17:03:34 GMT -5
I have not found another lead on this switch that I can connect separate to the cap without combining the other value, I found another spot as I mentioned before that is separate but that requires two wires to one of the values on the cap, and when I do that, the switch on that setting bridges all connections once I connect it to the cap, giving another high speed.. I'm able to connect the different values separate giving a low and medium speed, or the other way with high and medium, but I can't get all three..
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 16, 2015 17:30:11 GMT -5
I'm able to get all speeds hooking a separate lower value cap to the low speed setting..
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2015 2:09:20 GMT -5
Go ahead and destroy your fan, jerk, I've tried to help you but you wont listen.
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Post by John Shelley on Mar 28, 2015 11:45:20 GMT -5
The three wires coming out of the motor.. 41 ohms between black and red 39 ohms between black and yellow 79 ohms between yellow and red other than color very similar to most k55 Casablancas and also my 2nd gen Charleston, black is common cap goes between red and yellow. in theory neutral should go to the black on the motor with hot going to red for one direction, hot to yellow for the other direction. lower speeds should be like most triple cap controls put say oh 12-15 in series with hot for medium and 5-8 in series with hot for low. good rule of thumb is low should have value of 1/2-2/3s of medium. I'll make a wiring diagram in minute. Edit: yeah I know it was not like that from the factory but that's how I would redo it to just to see if the problem lies with the cap, or motor, it seems they had been changing the value of the run cap to change the speed, I hate seeing speed control done that way. its not really the best for motors to do it that way though it will work for some. Okay diagram one is how I would do it with an L+1,L+2,L+3,off pull chain and digram 2 would be for using a L+1,L+2+3, L+ 2(or3) , off pull chain in both cases I would be 'deleting the 3 position click knob in the origioal method that 12 uf cap was actually a 4+8 so that click knob was in series with the cap to select one either 4 or 8 or both for the 2 speeds now since it seems like that is no longer working right that is why I suggest conversting it to a more 'normal' capacitor speed control arrangment I'm able to get all speeds hooking a separate lower value cap to the low speed setting.. that's exactly how its supposed to work 4uf on low , 8 on medium both for high
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 29, 2015 15:03:55 GMT -5
I ended up breaking the three speed switch by trying to bend one of the wipers back seeing how it had contact issues on the high speed, ended up breaking it in the process.. I ordered another one on eBay.. Looks like the same exact switch seeing how the pin pattern is the same as the old one.. www.ebay.com/itm/4P3P-Four-Pole-Three-Position-Rotary-Wafer-Switch-/111632616402?The shaft is different and is not "D" shaped like the original.. May have to modify it.. I know it would be better to replace with a three speed pull switch, but I like it original..
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 30, 2015 23:36:28 GMT -5
New control came today, and it's a piece of crap.. I looked into the old speed control and managed to get it working, even though I smashed it against the floor after breaking half of one of the wipers.. Smashing it actually helped me fix it as one of the ends came loose and was able to sqeeze that side down more bending the metal onto the wiper pc board to keep it in place.. Video and pics to come..
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Post by John Shelley on Mar 30, 2015 23:45:18 GMT -5
New control came today, and it's a piece of crap.. I looked into the old speed control and managed to get it working, even though I smashed it against the floor after breaking half of one of the wipers.. Smashing it actually helped me fix it as one of the ends came loose and was able to sqeeze that side down more bending the metal onto the wiper pc board to keep it in place.. Video and pics to come.. Glad you were able to save the original switch.
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 31, 2015 23:12:53 GMT -5
Here's the Video:
Pics are also coming...
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Apr 2, 2015 0:39:06 GMT -5
Ahaha! I jumped a little bit because of the music and sounds effects but I was expecting the flames because in the still image we could already see them.
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Post by Adam D. on Apr 8, 2015 4:11:30 GMT -5
The Evergo is done and has been added to the Evergo gallery, titled Evergo Ceiling Fan Model E-8C
Here's the video:
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Post by Vintage Fan Collector on Apr 9, 2015 22:05:12 GMT -5
I'm able to get all speeds hooking a separate lower value cap to the low speed setting.. That's awesome! I see you got it fixed! I watched the video, and love the fan. I can't believe Dan would say such a thing to you. He ACTED like he was HELPING.
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Post by JW on Apr 10, 2015 7:12:57 GMT -5
A Bananafan that goes decently fast? Shocked...
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