Any case, removed the capacitor and fan worked, abit slow starting, but worked. It worked for a few hours and now nothing, again. Next day, got a replacement capacitor and tried replacing it, nothing.

Problem, I not sure of which wires to confirm power at the fan. There are some gray, brown and orange wires and the capacitor connected wires of white and red.

Suggestions? Did I blow some other wires not visible?

EXCELLENT!

Just to let you know what the problem was, since you are able to help so many people, it was the oil and bearing. I replaced the capacitor, no difference, and the reverse still didn’t work. So I took it down, and while trying to manipulate the heavy as a rock fan, noticed that oil did not spill out when I expected it to. Also, with no blades, it did not turn freely.

Bottom line taking it to a service center, $101 later, new bearing, new oil, new rubber grommet, and basically a new $350 fan, which you can’t buy now anyway. The reason I had no low speed was friction, and the reverse was a wire disconnected. I have read that some say the oil should be checked each year, and others say it never needs it. All I can say is mine apparently did.

Please pass this on to people that might have a similar problem. Timing how long the blades take to stop when going from low to stop would be a good way to see a bearing problem. With the blades on the weight of them makes it seem like everything it good. However, with them off, I could tell it wasn’t turning freely. And now with everything replaced, it takes a minute or two to stop from low.

Thanks for your help.

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