ls2005019227
Plastic
- Joined
- Jun 16, 2006
- Location
- Eunice, MO
I've always wanted a big fan for my shop, as it gets miserably hot June-October; but wasn't willing to pay $400+ for one (I've survived with several smaller fans running). Recently, I found a 42" "Country Tuff" (Orscheln's Farm & Home chinese brand, single phase, 1/2hp, 2 speed) fan in nearly new condition, priced right, but it has an issue: Whether low or high is selected, the motor will starts great, but will cut out/quit at 1-3 minutes and stop. Having fried motors before, I always shut the power off when it does this, so I'm not sure how it would react if power was left on to the motor. You can feel very slight warmth in the motor housing, but it's only ever ran 1-3 minutes, so it's not hot. It has a 25uF CBB61 "Run" capacitor that I immediately suspected & replaced; without a change in results. My next thought was that there may be a thermal switch/issue located in the motor, so I've now removed the motor and have taken it apart. Unless there's a switch located in this zip-tied wrapped mess (which is on the interior of the housing tied around the windings).....I'm not seeing one. In hindsight, I should have wired it up direct and tested before removing/disassembling.
I have other motors that I could retro for this application; but nothing short/compact enough to be an easy fit & remain inside of the enclosure/guards. I'll include pics in a following post.
Any advice/thoughts/words of wisdom?
Thanks-
I have other motors that I could retro for this application; but nothing short/compact enough to be an easy fit & remain inside of the enclosure/guards. I'll include pics in a following post.
Any advice/thoughts/words of wisdom?
Thanks-