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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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (3 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?

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