On motors with 3 wires and a capacitor in the base you will need to take ohm readings of the windings. This is a permanent solution split capacitor motor or PSC motor. There are two winding, a main and an auxiliary. The main winding has the lowest resistance and goes across the line. The auxiliary winding is higher and goes across the line with the capacitor in series with it. Please see www.wkinsler.com/fans/emerson_fan_wiring_diagrams.htm For diagrams and instructions on identifying the windings.
okbridges okbridges thank you for the fast reply! The shop I bought the restore kit from said it shouldn’t matter if I don’t interconnect the wires. My issues is the wires are so fragile they kept breaking and I can’t even tell the color of the wires. Can I take an ohm reading without power running to the fan? I was given 3 wires 2 white and 1 black wire. I’ll check the link you provided any more help would be appreciated and thanks again for your reply.. this is the ONLY thing stopping my fan from running. I already got the rest of it restored then the head wire broke. :/
Take ohm reading always with fan off and unplugged. What I do when replacing a head wire is use heat shrink on original motor leads, and find the original splice between the leads and head wire and remove the old head wire completely and solder on the new. I do not worry about wire colors at the motor end of the wire. When I get to the base end, I ohm the three wires in the base from the head wire as described in the link from my last comment and then connect the headwire wires based off of that.
Good afternoon. I am trying to contact you but have been unsuccessful. Is there an email you can send me so I can chat and send you pictures of a fan that I'm in need of repair.
How do you wire the head wire? Does it matter which wires go where? :/
On motors with 3 wires and a capacitor in the base you will need to take ohm readings of the windings. This is a permanent solution split capacitor motor or PSC motor. There are two winding, a main and an auxiliary. The main winding has the lowest resistance and goes across the line. The auxiliary winding is higher and goes across the line with the capacitor in series with it.
Please see www.wkinsler.com/fans/emerson_fan_wiring_diagrams.htm
For diagrams and instructions on identifying the windings.
okbridges okbridges thank you for the fast reply! The shop I bought the restore kit from said it shouldn’t matter if I don’t interconnect the wires. My issues is the wires are so fragile they kept breaking and I can’t even tell the color of the wires. Can I take an ohm reading without power running to the fan? I was given 3 wires 2 white and 1 black wire. I’ll check the link you provided any more help would be appreciated and thanks again for your reply.. this is the ONLY thing stopping my fan from running. I already got the rest of it restored then the head wire broke. :/
Take ohm reading always with fan off and unplugged.
What I do when replacing a head wire is use heat shrink on original motor leads, and find the original splice between the leads and head wire and remove the old head wire completely and solder on the new.
I do not worry about wire colors at the motor end of the wire.
When I get to the base end, I ohm the three wires in the base from the head wire as described in the link from my last comment and then connect the headwire wires based off of that.
okbridges thank you! This was helpful I’ll report back after I try this. It might be a few days (:
What’s the web site?
wkinsler.com/fans
Good afternoon. I am trying to contact you but have been unsuccessful. Is there an email you can send me so I can chat and send you pictures of a fan that I'm in need of repair.