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Mon, Feb 11, 13 at 17:47
| When the fan is switched on the motor hums, but it does not turn. Is it worth fixing or should I just go and buy a new one? I've never worked on ceiling fans before. I don't know if it might be the motor itself or I might get away with a capacitor. It is an Emerson CF529W It looks like this one but the model number is slightly different http://www.vintageceilingfans.com/emersoncasablancaclassicceilingfanmo delcf529.html |
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| Replace it. Scrape the copper. |
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| If you like the fan, I'd try replacing the capacitor. (If it looks half-melted, that's probably the problem) Finding the correct capacitor, though, might take a bit of research. They're not universal. |
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| "Finding the correct capacitor, though, might take a bit of research. They're not universal." And often come as a block of multiple values for different fan speeds. |
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| Thanks for responding. fortunately, I have the "installation Instructionns and Renewal Parts Identifications", dated 1980. There is a "capacitor" @ 4 mfd/340V and a "Capacitor, Speed Control". I'll betcha that the latter costs more. Is a motor likely damaged from being powered on but not started for an extended period? |
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| 4 mfd sounds like a run capacitor, not a start capacitor. The guy's are right: Junk it, these fans are really cheap to replace. |
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