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This is not precisely on-topic, but this group is resourceful, and it
does concern an electronic component. The no-name ceiling fan over our kitchen table was making a strange odor of the "electrical" variety. I feared it was coming from the insulation of the motor wiring, but googling suggested the capacitor as the common source of smells. One or more self-healing film caps are potted into a rectangular package. With failed caps the package bulges, according to pictures that people posted. So, before I took everything apart, I decided to find a store that stocked such capacitors. Then I would gut the thing and run over with the bad part, come back with the good one, wire it in, and have the whole thing buttoned up before my wife got home and started complaining about the chaos I always introduce to her life. (In fairness, there are a lot of ziplock bags with parts in them around here.) But the usual suspects don't seem to carry them. Not appliance part stores or electrical supply stores. I couldn't find them listed at Home Desperate or Louse. There were only a couple of online ceiling- fan-part-only outfits, which I try to avoid: I like to show the counter guy what I need, have him give it to me, pay, go home, and replace. Any ideas? If I must buy online I must, but I would really rather not |
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On 10/11/2011 10:09 PM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
This is not precisely on-topic, but this group is resourceful, and it does concern an electronic component. The no-name ceiling fan over our kitchen table was making a strange odor of the "electrical" variety. I feared it was coming from the insulation of the motor wiring, but googling suggested the capacitor as the common source of smells. One or more self-healing film caps are potted into a rectangular package. With failed caps the package bulges, according to pictures that people posted. So, before I took everything apart, I decided to find a store that stocked such capacitors. Then I would gut the thing and run over with the bad part, come back with the good one, wire it in, and have the whole thing buttoned up before my wife got home and started complaining about the chaos I always introduce to her life. (In fairness, there are a lot of ziplock bags with parts in them around here.) But the usual suspects don't seem to carry them. Not appliance part stores or electrical supply stores. I couldn't find them listed at Home Desperate or Louse. There were only a couple of online ceiling- fan-part-only outfits, which I try to avoid: I like to show the counter guy what I need, have him give it to me, pay, go home, and replace. Any ideas? If I must buy online I must, but I would really rather not Do you have a TrueValue Hardware store near you? I think they carry them... |
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![]() "spamtrap1888" But the usual suspects don't seem to carry them. Not appliance part stores or electrical supply stores. I couldn't find them listed at Home Desperate or Louse. ** Ceiling fan caps were once readily and cheaply available. Then the price went right though the roof ...... ... Phil |
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On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:09:12 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
wrote: This is not precisely on-topic, but this group is resourceful, and it does concern an electronic component. The no-name ceiling fan over our kitchen table was making a strange odor of the "electrical" variety. I feared it was coming from the insulation of the motor wiring, but googling suggested the capacitor as the common source of smells. One or more self-healing film caps are potted into a rectangular package. With failed caps the package bulges, according to pictures that people posted. So, before I took everything apart, I decided to find a store that stocked such capacitors. Then I would gut the thing and run over with the bad part, come back with the good one, wire it in, and have the whole thing buttoned up before my wife got home and started complaining about the chaos I always introduce to her life. (In fairness, there are a lot of ziplock bags with parts in them around here.) But the usual suspects don't seem to carry them. Not appliance part stores or electrical supply stores. I couldn't find them listed at Home Desperate or Louse. There were only a couple of online ceiling- fan-part-only outfits, which I try to avoid: I like to show the counter guy what I need, have him give it to me, pay, go home, and replace. Any ideas? If I must buy online I must, but I would really rather not Try Grainger http://www.grainger.com They do have lots of motor start / run caps at competitive prices and also do have a brick 'n' mortar presence around the US (try the "Find a Branch" link). -- Rich Webb Norfolk, VA |
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On 10/12/2011 12:09 AM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
This is not precisely on-topic, but this group is resourceful, and it does concern an electronic component. The no-name ceiling fan over our kitchen table was making a strange odor of the "electrical" variety. I feared it was coming from the insulation of the motor wiring, but googling suggested the capacitor as the common source of smells. One or more self-healing film caps are potted into a rectangular package. With failed caps the package bulges, according to pictures that people posted. So, before I took everything apart, I decided to find a store that stocked such capacitors. Then I would gut the thing and run over with the bad part, come back with the good one, wire it in, and have the whole thing buttoned up before my wife got home and started complaining about the chaos I always introduce to her life. (In fairness, there are a lot of ziplock bags with parts in them around here.) But the usual suspects don't seem to carry them. Not appliance part stores or electrical supply stores. I couldn't find them listed at Home Desperate or Louse. There were only a couple of online ceiling- fan-part-only outfits, which I try to avoid: I like to show the counter guy what I need, have him give it to me, pay, go home, and replace. Any ideas? If I must buy online I must, but I would really rather not The last time I needed one I had to do some searching. I finally found one at a local lighting store here in Tulsa, Ok. But I think they were left overs from some time before. They didn't even charge me for it. The store sells all kinds of lighting and fans and what have you. See if you can find such a place where you live, they might have some. I do recall being able to just walk into HD or about any hardware store and find one, but no longer. Bill |
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Rich Webb wrote:
On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:09:12 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888 wrote: This is not precisely on-topic, but this group is resourceful, and it does concern an electronic component. The no-name ceiling fan over our kitchen table was making a strange odor of the "electrical" variety. I feared it was coming from the insulation of the motor wiring, but googling suggested the capacitor as the common source of smells. One or more self-healing film caps are potted into a rectangular package. With failed caps the package bulges, according to pictures that people posted. So, before I took everything apart, I decided to find a store that stocked such capacitors. Then I would gut the thing and run over with the bad part, come back with the good one, wire it in, and have the whole thing buttoned up before my wife got home and started complaining about the chaos I always introduce to her life. (In fairness, there are a lot of ziplock bags with parts in them around here.) But the usual suspects don't seem to carry them. Not appliance part stores or electrical supply stores. I couldn't find them listed at Home Desperate or Louse. There were only a couple of online ceiling- fan-part-only outfits, which I try to avoid: I like to show the counter guy what I need, have him give it to me, pay, go home, and replace. Any ideas? If I must buy online I must, but I would really rather not Try Grainger http://www.grainger.com They do have lots of motor start / run caps at competitive prices and also do have a brick 'n' mortar presence around the US (try the "Find a Branch" link). Granger does not sell to public. Try drillspot who sells granger parts, cheaper. Greg |
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On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:34:29 +0000 (UTC), gregz
wrote: Rich Webb wrote: On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:09:12 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888 wrote: This is not precisely on-topic, but this group is resourceful, and it does concern an electronic component. The no-name ceiling fan over our kitchen table was making a strange odor of the "electrical" variety. I feared it was coming from the insulation of the motor wiring, but googling suggested the capacitor as the common source of smells. One or more self-healing film caps are potted into a rectangular package. With failed caps the package bulges, according to pictures that people posted. So, before I took everything apart, I decided to find a store that stocked such capacitors. Then I would gut the thing and run over with the bad part, come back with the good one, wire it in, and have the whole thing buttoned up before my wife got home and started complaining about the chaos I always introduce to her life. (In fairness, there are a lot of ziplock bags with parts in them around here.) But the usual suspects don't seem to carry them. Not appliance part stores or electrical supply stores. I couldn't find them listed at Home Desperate or Louse. There were only a couple of online ceiling- fan-part-only outfits, which I try to avoid: I like to show the counter guy what I need, have him give it to me, pay, go home, and replace. Any ideas? If I must buy online I must, but I would really rather not Try Grainger http://www.grainger.com They do have lots of motor start / run caps at competitive prices and also do have a brick 'n' mortar presence around the US (try the "Find a Branch" link). Granger does not sell to public. Try drillspot who sells granger parts, cheaper. Don't think so. I purchased a replacement dual motor run cap for my outside HVAC unit from Grainger (not Granger) back in April of this year. No tax exemption certificate, DUNS number, CAGE code, etc. needed, just a plain ol' credit card and a residential shipping address. -- Rich Webb Norfolk, VA |
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![]() "spamtrap1888" wrote in message ... This is not precisely on-topic, but this group is resourceful, and it does concern an electronic component. The no-name ceiling fan over our kitchen table was making a strange odor of the "electrical" variety. I feared it was coming from the insulation of the motor wiring, but googling suggested the capacitor as the common source of smells. One or more self-healing film caps are potted into a rectangular package. With failed caps the package bulges, according to pictures that people posted. So, before I took everything apart, I decided to find a store that stocked such capacitors. Then I would gut the thing and run over with the bad part, come back with the good one, wire it in, and have the whole thing buttoned up before my wife got home and started complaining about the chaos I always introduce to her life. (In fairness, there are a lot of ziplock bags with parts in them around here.) But the usual suspects don't seem to carry them. Not appliance part stores or electrical supply stores. I couldn't find them listed at Home Desperate or Louse. There were only a couple of online ceiling- fan-part-only outfits, which I try to avoid: I like to show the counter guy what I need, have him give it to me, pay, go home, and replace. Any ideas? If I must buy online I must, but I would really rather not If you have a Dan's Fan City nearby, they almost always have a variety of single, dual and triple caps in stock. Alternately, SwitchCo in of Texas, online at ceilingfanparts.com carry a number of them. |
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![]() gregz wrote: Rich Webb wrote: On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:09:12 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888 wrote: This is not precisely on-topic, but this group is resourceful, and it does concern an electronic component. The no-name ceiling fan over our kitchen table was making a strange odor of the "electrical" variety. I feared it was coming from the insulation of the motor wiring, but googling suggested the capacitor as the common source of smells. One or more self-healing film caps are potted into a rectangular package. With failed caps the package bulges, according to pictures that people posted. So, before I took everything apart, I decided to find a store that stocked such capacitors. Then I would gut the thing and run over with the bad part, come back with the good one, wire it in, and have the whole thing buttoned up before my wife got home and started complaining about the chaos I always introduce to her life. (In fairness, there are a lot of ziplock bags with parts in them around here.) But the usual suspects don't seem to carry them. Not appliance part stores or electrical supply stores. I couldn't find them listed at Home Desperate or Louse. There were only a couple of online ceiling- fan-part-only outfits, which I try to avoid: I like to show the counter guy what I need, have him give it to me, pay, go home, and replace. Any ideas? If I must buy online I must, but I would really rather not Try Grainger http://www.grainger.com They do have lots of motor start / run caps at competitive prices and also do have a brick 'n' mortar presence around the US (try the "Find a Branch" link). Granger does not sell to public. Try drillspot who sells granger parts, cheaper. That depends on the individual location. Some only require a tax certificate, while others will sell and handle sales tax. I have no problems buying at Grainger. Home Depot & Lowes used to sell them, but I haven't looked lately. There's always Ebay. "180 results found for ceiling fan capacitor" right now. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=cei ling+fan+capacitor&_sacat=See-All-Categories -- You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense. |
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On Oct 12, 10:05*pm, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote: gregz wrote: Rich Webb wrote: On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:09:12 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888 wrote: This is not precisely on-topic, but this group is resourceful, and it does concern an electronic component. The no-name ceiling fan over our kitchen table was making a strange odor of the "electrical" variety. I feared it was coming from the insulation of the motor wiring, but googling suggested the capacitor as the common source of smells. One or more self-healing film caps are potted into a rectangular package. With failed caps the package bulges, according to pictures that people posted. So, before I took everything apart, I decided to find a store that stocked such capacitors. Then I would gut the thing and run over with the bad part, come back with the good one, wire it in, and have the whole thing buttoned up before my wife got home and started complaining about the chaos I always introduce to her life. (In fairness, there are a lot of ziplock bags with parts in them around here.) But the usual suspects don't seem to carry them. Not appliance part stores or electrical supply stores. I couldn't find them listed at Home Desperate or Louse. There were only a couple of online ceiling- fan-part-only outfits, which I try to avoid: I like to show the counter guy what I need, have him give it to me, pay, go home, and replace. Any ideas? If I must buy online I must, but I would really rather not Try Graingerhttp://www.grainger.comThey do have lots of motor start / run caps at competitive prices and also do have a brick 'n' mortar presence around the US (try the "Find a Branch" link). Granger does not sell to public. Try drillspot who sells granger parts, cheaper. * *That depends on the individual location. Some only require a tax certificate, while others will sell and handle sales tax. *I have no problems buying at Grainger. *Home Depot & Lowes used to sell them, but I haven't looked lately. There's always Ebay. "180 results found for ceiling fan capacitor" right now. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nk... -- You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You might try Radio Shack |
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![]() " wrote: You might try Radio Shack Why? Do you need a cell phone battery? -- You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense. |
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![]() But the usual suspects don't seem to carry them. Not appliance part stores or electrical supply stores. I couldn't find them listed at Home Desperate or Louse. There were only a couple of online ceiling- fan-part-only outfits, which I try to avoid: I like to show the counter guy what I need, have him give it to me, pay, go home, and replace. Any ideas? If I must buy online I must, but I would really rather not I don't see the part listed a Lowes.com, but I have bought one there before. Mikek |
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