broken fan

[badger]

I have a nearly-new stand up fan (the kind you use in the summer to move air about) that has stopped working. I think it's the motor thingy inside. It seems like such a waste to throw out something that looks great, but it's pointless for me to hang onto it as it doesn't work.

For those who have some mechanical know-how, do you know if this is fixable? I'm pretty sure it's the motor as it gradually stopped working until one day it just wouldn't crank anymore.

[Pax]

When you turn it on does it just hum? If you use a pencil to start the blade moving, does it continue to move or just slow to a stop?

[badger]

it used to hum and then I would give it a manual kick-start, but it doesn't do either now. Dead??

[Pax]

it used to hum and then I would give it a manual kick-start, but it doesn't do either now. Dead??

Most likely. A handy friend explained it to me once, a lot of newer fans have minimal "winding" so the motors fry much sooner than the older/better wound motors.

[badger]

it really is a shame, because outwardly it's essentially new. I guess I have to take it to the recycling depot. Thanks for the info!

[Pax]

it really is a shame, because outwardly it's essentially new. I guess I have to take it to the recycling depot. Thanks for the info!

It is a shame, I took a mostly new fan to a repair shop and the fella told me it would cost more than I paid for the fan to fix it, so he doesn't bother.