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I was going to buy a new one, but decided to try and fix it. I just had to replace a $7 capacitor, and it worked! I might still replace it anyway (maybe next year), since I hate the hum of AC fans.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Got 2 very nice, and by dumb luck, identical fans off the side of the road. Turns out the US created a provision that ceiling fans have to have a voltage limiter, though I thought that was only for the lights.

In any case, I cut the defective boards out, both with blown caps (one literally exploded off the board!) and now they have a hyperdrive mode. Same deal?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

I would assume there’s some limiter because pumping line voltage through the motor would result in a hyperdrive.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are you Bill Nye the science guy?!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Search for "ceiling fan lights no work" or similar. :)