Hampton Bay Princeton issue

[John "Rockin" Reed]

I just acquired a Hampton Bay Princeton (1st gen) from somebody I know as he was replacing it with a Cheshire. Reason being is that the Princeton needed a new pull chain unit since its original one got yanked out. It has 2 capacitors 1.75 and 2.75.

When I plugged the fan in to test it out, the motor would not rotate and I tried reversing the fan, but no luck.

Anyway, what could be the problem?

[Daniel G.]

Assuming the fan doesn't at least hum, try replacing the switch. Maybe it's in the off position?

If it does hum, possibly an issue with the caps?

[Rick M.]

Yeah, definitely listen for a hum. If there's no hum, there's probably no power going to the motor - could be a switch or wiring issue as Daniel mentioned.

[John "Rockin" Reed]

I think I do need to add a new reverse switch, but I need one with purple and orange wires. Those are hard to find.