CNY balik kampung. Back to my own room.
Found out my room old ceiling fan. Only work at speed no. 5

If select 1-4. All stop working. Like work as no. 0

Is it fan problem or the electric regulator problem?

My dad said he ask repair man. He said it is fan problem.

My thought is since the fan is working on speed no. 5. Should be the regulator problem right?

Ghost is hanging on the blades.. Only speed 5 can move them.

Try after it spin st 5, reduce it back to other level.

seems like regulator problem

Your dad is right.

If you have a spare working regular, try replacing it. If replacing the regular doesn't work, then it's fan problem.

Walaowei still using non-remote control ceiling fan......

I never use ceiling fan at max speed, it's scary. So just replace a new fan lah.

got faulty chip/component on the fan itself.

try change the regulator first, since its cheap and easy. if that won't fix your issue, then see my line above.

This post has been edited by mi-g: Feb 14 2018, 10:20 AM

user problem

unker like using ceiling fan with normal regulator...also max speed not really that fast.

The capacitor at the fan is the problem. Try to remove the top and change the capacitor. It is a small black box (smaller than a matchbox). If you can, remove it and buy a new one and replace it.

Looks like pretty aged fan. get a new one

Old fans tend to do that, time to repair/replace the fan

CNY ma......change new 1 la......cost 100+ only

I think its your faceproblem

High chance motor problem

All my house non-remote. Some over 30 years, still working.

I see those with remote control, some not even 1 year spoil edi. But remote control type usually got nicer blade design, DC motor, but sked not reliable.

the problem is u for being stingy~ just buy new one la~ buruk oledi~ new KDK regulator type ceiling fan cost only RM120-150~

in terms of reliability, regulator type wins~ the wind generated oso more compared to remote type yet cheaper~

fan problem...the fan got used to being overpowered so must stay on 5 because need that much power...1-4 not enough power so cannot move

max speed = final destination

my house downstares fan all remote, upstairs all regulator. remote is cumbersome (sometimes cannot detect the IR, need to point properly) and i have to change batteries every few months. regulator just works. but regulator need to place right next to switch so can be ugly.

Ya. Tried. All other no. 1-4. All not working. Like no electricity supply

Jus replace the whole thing lah. Remote control fan not very expensive nowadays.

That's why, but I jelly a bit the remote type gets nicer aerodynamic wings, should be quieter and less wobbly. Top spec Panasonic also got DC motor, should be quieter and more energy efficient too.

But thinking about the reliability kills the thought, so nope. Tak nak pening, tak payah fikir, beli je basic regulator type.

if cap prob all speed oso kenot spin
also, it can kill u if not discharged properly

I just moved into my own house this year and I installed remote type ceiling fans for living room and regulator type inside the rooms~ coz I prefer more air flow in the room, aircond is only for bringing the temperature down~ furthermore, regulator type fan like KDK oso have colours now like brown and bronze~ so, no more boring white ceiling fans

A brand new fan cost less than RM100. I got a KDK from Home Pro at that price. Even at retail it would cost slightly more. The max at RM130 online. Rather than finding out how or where you could fix the fan, just change it.

Since you lama kasi tinggal it, maybe the contact point on the regulator oxidize or something. Try cleaning it

I got install one of the high-end DC motor Panasonic fan, at higher end speed will still have some noise. It has 8/9 speed but I never went beyond speed 5.

Syukur its maxed out instead of stuck at speed 1, judging from the weather these days

Install aircon

1 thing is KDK & Panasonic uses same PCB maker if batch problem all affected. also cost cutting.

another reason is Remote got limited service time.

and lastly new things more sensitive to unstable voltage.

like Samsung & LG, if your house supply unstable, inverter very easy problem.

now where still can find regulator type?

those no name brand maybe still got, but panasonic all i see are remote.

the new fan only cost rm150...installation dunno how much

Yea, I heard now KDK & Panasonic no longer legendary reliability. Their remote fans easy to spoil.

My Samsung triangle inverter aircond bought in 2014, still works reliably.

This is avoiding the problem, not solve the problem. Tayar pancit donno change how? change whole new car la, only cost a few k for old proton, if this is your concept

Its not an inverter capacitor. So it doesn't store much charge compared to electrolytic caps.
Trust me, I am a servo drive repairman.

buy new set, go home and change the regulator first, test the speed first, if still the same then change the fan too.

you can also try to change the fan capacitor first if it give you problem spinning.

Panasonic still got, saw at Giant before. The topkek part is the blade is exposed, looks so cincai they cut the box and polystyrene in half, so only the regulator, motor wrapped properly, the blade is not fully wrapped. I believe it's originally a combo of 2, but cut in half to sell 1 by 1.

Else, Sharp can be found at Aeon Big.

Does your fan has remote control? If it has, you have to remove the old regulator.

This is the solution

maybe regulator problem.
5 [max] level is direct
1/2/3/4 goes thru a stepdown circuit which reduces the electrical power [speed]

there are 2 types of regulator.
1. wire coils - very very old type. check for broken wire.
2. capacitors - series in connection. any one spoilt all won't work

run it at speed 5 for 1 or 2 min. then try to slow it down. Like an airplane lol

Buy new one. Less than rm200 plus workmanship.

Can use for years. For your own room also.

Normally. the defect is more to specific range of capacitance value. Hence, no. 5 may still be able to run. Yes, please make sure everything is off before touching it.

This post has been edited by calistoga: Feb 14 2018, 01:06 PM

gunk buildup in potentiometer

disassemble and clean the black horseshoe thingy (bottom right in peekture)

U go see Lazatdada got sell normal regulator type. Delivery to your doorstep.

inb4 the fin cut the head into half

all 3 blades only. 3 blades not good.

likely capacitor going to kong soon

not only that.

have to discharge the capacitor properly before can handle it safely.

take out the cover, put your finger into the socket hole.

lol.. i remember in high school a ceiling fan fell off..luckily the fella who is always be under that fan is not there at that time

ganti baru je la ts

I had same issue for slow speed fan and "wong wong" sound.
for.KDK fan. I change the 3 capacitor which I bought from lelong as I do not know how to diagnose the issue. Issue resolved and works good till now.