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Post by Chris H. on Jul 25, 2010 0:46:42 GMT -5
After about 23 years of constant use all night and all day during the summers in El Paso, TX, my grandfathers 16" Galaxy fan has finally died. My uncle says that the fan will barely run on any speed.
So, I need a replacement motor for it. Anybody have an idea as to where I can get one? Or could it be a capacitor issue?
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Post by Perrey Z. on Jul 25, 2010 13:18:24 GMT -5
After about 23 years of constant use all night and all day during the summers in El Paso, TX, my grandfathers 16" Galaxy fan has finally died. My uncle says that the fan will barely run on any speed. So, I need a replacement motor for it. Anybody have an idea as to where I can get one? Or could it be a capacitor issue? Does it spin freely? Do you hear a "hum" when you power it up? Those are SANYO motors and they won't die that easily. Maybe is the capacitor that went bad or the thermal fuse blew up. |
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Post by Chris H. on Jul 25, 2010 14:11:22 GMT -5
After about 23 years of constant use all night and all day during the summers in El Paso, TX, my grandfathers 16" Galaxy fan has finally died. My uncle says that the fan will barely run on any speed. So, I need a replacement motor for it. Anybody have an idea as to where I can get one? Or could it be a capacitor issue? Does it spin freely? Do you hear a "hum" when you power it up? Those are SANYO motors and they won't die that easily. Maybe is the capacitor that went bad or the thermal fuse blew up. I called my Uncle last night who has the fan right now. He said the fan would hum a little when starting up..and then freely spin without much gain in speed. And that goes for all three speeds. I'll need to talk to him later to see what he's done so far with it. By the way, what's a thermal fuse? I have to ask... Sadly I won't be getting the other fans in the house- much of them are bad anyway from years of use- but that's another topic for another day. |
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Post by Perrey Z. on Jul 26, 2010 13:44:58 GMT -5
Does it spin freely? Do you hear a "hum" when you power it up? Those are SANYO motors and they won't die that easily. Maybe is the capacitor that went bad or the thermal fuse blew up. I called my Uncle last night who has the fan right now. He said the fan would hum a little when starting up..and then freely spin without much gain in speed. And that goes for all three speeds. I'll need to talk to him later to see what he's done so far with it. By the way, what's a thermal fuse? I have to ask... Sadly I won't be getting the other fans in the house- much of them are bad anyway from years of use- but that's another topic for another day.OK Good! the motor is not dead. It's the capacitor. You'll need to find either a 4uF or 5uF in order to make it work again. A thermal fuse is a temperature fuse installed on the windings that protects the motor from exceeding a certain temperature and permanently damaging the windings from heat. When the motor is overheated, the thermal fuse blows up cutting electricity to the motor. When this happens, It might appears that the motor has die but it hasn't. Motors that overheat prematurely are those that have exceeded their loading capacities. (Heavy blades, not enough oil/grease on the sleeve bearings, etc.) Some fans have easy access to their thermal fuses, other are a bit tricky and require patience to locate them, and replace them. |
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Post by Chris H. on Jul 26, 2010 14:05:31 GMT -5
So what about C-frame motors? I don't know if this Galaxy has a C-frame motor or not- you've stated they're made by SANYO and they're PSC type. What's the difference? Do C-Frame motors have thermal fuses?
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Post by Perrey Z. on Jul 26, 2010 14:28:57 GMT -5
So what about C-frame motors? I don't know if this Galaxy has a C-frame motor or not- you've stated they're made by SANYO and they're PSC type. What's the difference? Do C-Frame motors have thermal fuses? C-type motors are only installed on fans no bigger than 10-inches. These motors do not require a capacitor. PSC motors are the logical choice for all others 12-inch and up Although earlier 9-inch fans use to have these. PSC motors require a separate winding to start with the capacitor and remains active with it. Some Quality Fans using C-type motors have thermal fuse. When I say quality I mean premium brands like Panasonic, KDK and early Sanyo/Sears/Lasko ones (The Green ones) |
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Post by drvosjeca on Aug 8, 2010 15:05:19 GMT -5
usualy capacitor is the one to blame. Once i have deassebled my ceiling fan in bits, but in the end i have remembered about capacitor. When i have checked and realized that this is a problem i was mad mad mad at my self. It took me hours to put all parts back together.
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