Range hood fan not working
2007 bigfoot 9.3. I have a Jensen range hood and the fan does not work. I bet the motor is burned up but wanted to check the fuse and I can't find a fuse. I checked fuse panel and there is nothing. I ...
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punomatic wrote:
We recently bought a used Adventurer camper, and the hood fan didn't work. I removed it and did some testing. There was a small capacitor in the circuit. I removed it, and the fan runs fine. Don't know for sure what the purpose of the capacitor was. I know some motors use capacitors to decrease the power draw when starting, but I'm not sure such a small motor needs that. Please don't tell me I've destroyed my entire electrical system!
The "capacitor" may have been a thermal fuse. My hood fan quit working and I discovered that the thermal fuse had blown. It looked like a capacitor. I called the maker and they told me it was required by regulation in Canada but not necessary. I removed it from the circuit and all was good.
