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Old 09-14-2022, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by villagetinker View Post
All of the fans I have worked on had one capacitor unit with 3, 4, or 5 wires, depending on the fan design, with typically 2 or 3 different values for different speeds.
My lanai ceiling fan failed. On disassembly of the fan I found the epoxied capacitor module (4 or 5 wire connections) with a significant bulge in it. Ordered an exact replacement from Amazon. About $10. Fan working fine on all speeds ever since.

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