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Hampton Bay Carriage House ceiling fans: one with chain on low and other with chain on medium

1,961 views · Published 20 January 2013 · 1:58 · Indexed 21 October 2026

Channel: The Channel of Random Ceiling Fans · 2013 · Science & Technology

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These fans are located in the visitor center. Each is controlled by a solid state speed control. They run silent, and wobble free. One had chain on low and other had chain on medium, and solid state speed controls do not speed up those fans like they do to many fans with chain on medium and low. The reason solid state speed controls don't speed up those fans is that they use start/run capacitor to change speeds, in which one capacitor is used for low, other capacitor is used for medium and both are used for high. Most ceiling fans use fixed start/run capacitor and use separate capacitors in series with hot wire for medium and low. I remembered when both had chains on medium and I’m not sure why someone changed one of them to low. Both fans are shown on minimum speed, 2 middle speeds, and then maximum speed.

Video of those fans with both chains on high (has audio): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5ywW4HHw-M

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