Fantastic Fan Quit
My fan quit working. I tested and I still have 12 volts going to the fan. I removed the fan assembly (not the lid) and bumped the wires on a battery and the fan started right up. The fan is 1...
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I did check the fuse, but there is no point to check any fuses since I do get 12 volts. The 12 volts I am measuring is AT the fan. I cut the wires AT THE FAN so as far as voltage goes there is nothing to check.
I got a response from Fantasticfan people. The woman seemed to have no knowledge of the subject of electricity or fans. She attached a picture of the fan which had the switch, fuse, temp setting all labeled, which was of no use. She could not process in her head that I tested and got 12 volts AT THE FAN motor either.
The motor works since I was able to connect it straight to a battery and see it run just fine.
Somewhere there is a weak link causing the amps to drop to near zero, enough to show 12 volts, but not enough to run anything.
I connected a clip fan to the FF assembly and it would not run either, The clip fan is much smaller. I may try something tiny just to see if I can get anything to work…
Maybe the fan speed control could be the culprit. It uses a resistor to lower fan speed.so maybe issues there. I have a real speed control that I may just replace this one with. I think it would be more efficient than just burning off power in the form of heat to make the fan run slower.
I will take it all apart later tonight and then can test the incoming voltage before all the switches.
I got a response from Fantasticfan people. The woman seemed to have no knowledge of the subject of electricity or fans. She attached a picture of the fan which had the switch, fuse, temp setting all labeled, which was of no use. She could not process in her head that I tested and got 12 volts AT THE FAN motor either.
The motor works since I was able to connect it straight to a battery and see it run just fine.
Somewhere there is a weak link causing the amps to drop to near zero, enough to show 12 volts, but not enough to run anything.
I connected a clip fan to the FF assembly and it would not run either, The clip fan is much smaller. I may try something tiny just to see if I can get anything to work…
Maybe the fan speed control could be the culprit. It uses a resistor to lower fan speed.so maybe issues there. I have a real speed control that I may just replace this one with. I think it would be more efficient than just burning off power in the form of heat to make the fan run slower.
I will take it all apart later tonight and then can test the incoming voltage before all the switches.
