"aribert neumann" wrote in message
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I picked up a used $10 Nutone 300 cfm vent fan that I want to use over
my welding table. THe problem is that the fan motor runs - slowly ...

Did it vent frying fumes? Cooking oil slowly polymerizes into Linoleum. You
might be able to salvage it by washing out the bearings with solvent or it
may need to be disassembled and scrubbed.

jsw