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| Posted: Tue Aug 31st, 2021 03:10 pm |
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Robert Colvert AFCA Member
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I have a Westinghouse Mobilaire upright fan (from 1949 I believe). The 3-way switch no longer works on the low speed setting (but does work on the high speed setting). I am not an electrician. Any thoughts on how to proceed to repair the switch?
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| Posted: Wed Sep 1st, 2021 05:04 pm |
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Stan Adams Super Moderator 
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A photo would help a lot, but what type of switch do you have? If it is the round motor, those use a resistor for the low speed, so it could be the resistor is shot.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 1st, 2021 06:12 pm |
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Robert Colvert AFCA Member
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  Here are some pics. Thank you. Attached Image (viewed 722 times):
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| Posted: Wed Sep 1st, 2021 08:53 pm |
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Stan Adams Super Moderator
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Ok that helps big time. The great news is you do not have the dreaded Levolier switch. The bad news is your fan does use a nichrome resistor for the low speed. the biggest probability is the switch is ok, but that thin nichrome wire has broken. The resistor is that rectangle piece on the cross brace, it is in the upper right center of your second pic.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 3rd, 2021 03:47 pm |
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Robert Colvert AFCA Member
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Thank you Stan. The next question is where can I find a replacement resistor? (I did find a previous thread from a few years ago regarding this.) I am not an electrical engineer, so I want to be safe in whatever I do. And, if I find a proper replacement resistor, is the fix simply enough for a novice like me to switch it out safely? Thanks again.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 4th, 2021 09:13 pm |
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Robert Colvert AFCA Member
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I found this on eBay. Can anyone tell me if this would work for my fan? (Apologies for my ignorance.) https://www.ebay.com/itm/310358301621?hash=item4842cbdbb5:g:lkYAAOxy06RRGpXW
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| Posted: Sat Sep 4th, 2021 09:58 pm |
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Marce Clark AFCA Member 
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I don't know the answer Robert but asking a question is not Ignorance it's the smart thing to do.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 8th, 2021 01:53 pm |
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Robert Colvert AFCA Member
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Is there anyone who can help me locate the correct resistor for my Westinghouse Mobilaire? Thank you.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16th, 2021 04:44 am |
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Levi Mevis AFCA Member 
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I don't know if the 12" Lively-Aire would apply here or not, but I have a 12" 2 Speed Lively-Aire from ca. 1950 that had a ceramic coated nichrome resistor in the base of the fan for low speed and that resistor unfortunately failed and I just replaced it with a NOS 47 Ohm 10W cement power resistor that had spade connectors on each connector end I just took the spade connectors off the end of some old burned out fog lamps and wired that resistor into the base of the fan and its been working fine since.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 22nd, 2021 02:21 pm |
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Robert Colvert AFCA Member
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Can anyone definitely advise me if this resistor would work for the Mobilaire Westinghouse fan? Or direct me to a proper replacement. Thank you. https://www.ebay.com/itm/310358301621?hash=item4842cbdbb5:g:lkYAAOxy06RRGpXW
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| Posted: Sat Sep 25th, 2021 11:28 pm |
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Levi Mevis AFCA Member
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Robert Colvert wrote: Can anyone definitely advise me if this resistor would work for the Mobilaire Westinghouse fan?I don't see why it wouldn't but the problem is you'll need to find the mounting brackets for that style of power resistor which would attach to the ends and then screw into the chassis/mounting holes and those mounting brackets are darn near impossible to find.
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