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Old 12-19-2016, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by steeleygreg View Post
Funola, I ordered your linked ebay controller today. Also ordered a set of brushes for the motor, for I suspect them as going bad. The ambient temp was around 32 degrees last night. When turning on the fan, as usual it ran at slow speed through all 3 switch settings. Upon tapping on the bottom of the motor, the speed increased. Go figure.....
When the motor is running at slow speed, feed power directly to the motor making good solid connections. If it still runs at slow speed, then it's the motor/ brushes. If it runs full speed, then the connector contact(s) may be loose.
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