Water cooler fan switch
A friend gave me a nice portable swamp cooler but the high/low fand switch is stuck on high. It takes on-off-on rocker switch. Can't find one in town but I have two on- off rocker switches. I wired th...
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Most electronic stores will have a 20 amp on/off/on switch,, that should do the job.. With luck you can even match the original switch size.
Radio shack may well have a 10 amp.. Since the fan motor is likely a faraction of that (10 amps would be roughly 1 HP of motor) you might get by with a Radio Shack switch
(I would never try to put a 10 amp load on one of their switches)
Some "industrial supply" Like Granger may be able to make you happy as well.
Take old switch with you. LABEL WIRES 1-2-3 before you remove them from switch *Assuming 3 wires on switch*.. also if you want low full time,, Swap 1 and 3 that way you can tell if it's a switch issue or a motor issue.
Radio shack may well have a 10 amp.. Since the fan motor is likely a faraction of that (10 amps would be roughly 1 HP of motor) you might get by with a Radio Shack switch
(I would never try to put a 10 amp load on one of their switches)
Some "industrial supply" Like Granger may be able to make you happy as well.
Take old switch with you. LABEL WIRES 1-2-3 before you remove them from switch *Assuming 3 wires on switch*.. also if you want low full time,, Swap 1 and 3 that way you can tell if it's a switch issue or a motor issue.
