It is a small 20 " floor fan, which was disassembled when I got it.
I think someone tried to re-wire it and couldn't get it to work.
It may have a bad cap, or thermal fuse.

It says Model HV20G

The fan motor is 110v.
The motor has: 1 white (twisted with White 110), 1 black (disconnected), 1 blue (twisted with 2 yellow), 1 red (disconnected), and 2 yellow (twisted together with the blue wire).

The switch (all wires are cut and stripped) has L= Black, 1= White, 2=White, 3= Blue

The capacitor is a 10uF, 250v.
It has 2 black wires, 1 goes to a blue cut wire, and 1 goes to a yellow cut wire.
Black 110 is disconnected.

I found out it is a PMX (Wal Mart) HV20G

I have attached a crude drawing of what I am seeing.

Thanks,
Any help appreciated.
Thanks,
Gary

 

So, I found an Industrial Fan being throw away at work, with the identical wiring.
Here is how it is supposed to be wired up.
Yellow and Yellow go to the two leads on the Capacitor.
White from the motor goes to white 110v in
L on the switch goes to black 110v in
1 on the switch goes to Red
2 on the switch goes to Blue
3 on the switch goes to black from the motor
And of course Green (not shown here) goes to ground.

I like posting it here, because now someone else can benefit from it.
I might forget in a week or month or year from now, so it's here for me too.

Thanks for looking.

 

I got it wired, but it doesn't work.
So I took the motor apart and found a bad Thermal Fuse buried deep in the windings.

How critical are the bindings of the windings?
I had to cut a bunch of varnished strings to get to the fuse.

I do know to reseat the new fuse in a sheath, butted up against the windings. I've done that before.
I've used cable ties to re-secure everything before, but I never disrupted this much stuff.
I don't think I broke any wires.

Any thoughts or concerns?
I'll post back

 

When you can (could) buy one for £25.00/$40.00 I wouldn't bother with a repair. Not worth it in my opinion, but that's just me.

 

Another first for me.
It still didn't work, and I noticed some kind of tab built into the 110 plug.
I slide it open and discovered it is supposed to have a tiny fuse inside the plug.
Has anyone ever seen that before?
What is that all about?
Any ideas on an amp rating?

I doubt if I have a fuse that small.

 

Here is the plug

 

It's all good.
I didn't have a fuse, so I substituted with a 1/4" roll pin, cut to length, and the motor is now running good.

Nice little fan, I just might keep this one.

Thanks for looking.
Gary

 

Last update,
It's cleaned & re-assembled.

Wow, this little fan really moves some air.

Might be a good buy at Wal-Mart, and if it suddenly stops working, remember that there is a fuse in the plug that might be blown.

Next time I am at WM, I think I will buy a fuse or two, and make this fan right (no roll pin).

Gary

 

I find some tiny embossing on the plug which says 7 amp.
FYI,

 

I didn't have a fuse, so I substituted with a 1/4" roll pin, cut to length,

If it ever pulls ~ 900 amps you will be OK.
Max.

 

I'm going to buy a proper fuse today when I go to Lowes.
(Grin, I don't know how to attach emotocons?)

Thanks,

 

The smilie face in the options bar above the post.
Max.