Contact the fan's manufacturer and see if they have a wiring diagram. It might help if you mentioned which fan you have.
Ron
Ron
Yeah, I tried that first, and didn't have any luck. They didn't have a diagram that could be read or sent to me. They basically said I'd have to send it in to them for the repair. For soldering 4 wires, I'd rather keep it myself and save the hassle and cost of mailing a very heavy motor and light fixture.Contact the fan's manufacturer and see if they have a wiring diagram. It might help if you mentioned which fan you have.
Ron
Why not just take the motor from the new fan and send back the old one? NOT!Buy another fan, take it apart to see what goes where and fix yours. Put the other fan back together and return it.
Ron
Thanks Chemist,SD, Don't want to shoot you down, but there will be very little slack in that copper and it is coated with insulating varnish. In a heavier duty motor with two windings directly oposite you could actually unwind one loop per side to give yourself some slack and keep the fields similar resistance. In this case it does not appear you will be so lucky. You will need to clean the varnish off in order to solder and the wire is generally very fragile. Best of luck ....
I just suggested he use another fan as a wiring example since the manufacturer couldn't be bothered with sending a customer a wiring diagram so he could fix it.Why not just take the motor from the new fan and send back the old one? NOT!
I don't think suggesting something as unethical as this is in the spirit of this forum. This drives the costs of products up for all of us.