replacement switch for a Pro Standard pedestal fan?

Have you tried contacting the manufacturer? Do you have a picture or a circuit diagram? Is the switch located where you can retrofit a replacement? Do you actually use all the different speeds or are you like me and have it always at the same setting? If the latter is the case it's pretty easy to convert it to a single speed fan with a little soldering. Much easier to suggest fixes in detail with some photos, especially of the switch wiring.

-- Bobby G.

My best idea would be to disassemble the fan, remove the switch, then find one that matches both the specifications and size through McMaster-Carr, Digi-Key, etc.

Useta be that there would be good electronics supply stores around where you could just walk in and they'd have what you needed, but there's only one around here that I know of (metro DC area) haven't really seen a good and helpful one since I moved out of Michigan some

nate

The name on the front of the fan is Pro Standard. I haven't been able to identify anything about the manufacturer. The switch is just bolted onto the fan cage. It would be nice to have different speeds, but if the only alternative is one speed, that would do I suppose. I'm attaching links to photos below:

remove the switch. wire it straight through so that it's on high speed all the time. make a 3 position switch by using a box that you mount a ceiling fan 3 position switch into. the box would have a cord/plug on one side of the switch, and a normal socket on the other side, that you can then plug the fan into.

Is someone having a bad day? Believe it or not, I know the difference between google groups and usenet. I also know many other technical things like that AOL is not "the internet". :P

I rarely get on usenet- my ISP stopped access to usenet and i'm not going to pay some place for a subscription service etc. This google account is old- and I'm not a heavy usenet user. Go have a beer, it's on me.

Maybe someone will reply to this so this internet snob can read it.

Looks like there is a capacitor hanging off the speed controller.. Can you figure out the wiring from what is left of the switch? If you could, it is possible a 3-way lamp switch might be kluged to give you at least tqo motor speeds.

If you mean a switch like for a 30-70-100W bulb, the action is A, B, A+B. The motor would probably not like the A+B.

Some possibilities from Grainger:

I am assuming the switch connects one wire at a time for the different speeds. A lot of times I try to fix switches. Sometimes it works.

replying to spam disintegrator, PLG wrote: Did you find a replacement source? I have the same question - thanks

What markings, numbers are on the switch. Google?

A picture is really worth 1000 guesses. If you can't find the exact switch, you can probably find something that works. As a last resort Wire nut the wires together and unplug it when you want it off ;-) ... But as Richard Nixon said, that would be wrong