Before go in details about why a capacitor is connected in series with the auxiliary winding let is know what will happen if there is no capacitor in a ceiling fan.
Capacitor ceiling fan wire connection diagram.
This is a simple illustrated circuit diagram of ceiling fan to be noted that the wiring diagram is for ac 220v single phase line with single phase ceiling fan motor.
Ceiling fan wiring diagram 1.
Black speed switch three wire capacitor.
5 wire ceiling fan capacitor wiring diagram in ceiling fan we use the 5 wire capacitor for speeds low med and high speed.
Replace a new capacitor by connecting the red live wire from ceiling fan to the first terminal of capacitor and connect the blue wire to the second terminal of capacitor.
Below is the circuit diagram of split phase induction motor in a ceiling fan clearly showing a capacitor connected in series with the starting winding auxiliary winding.
Here a simple spst switch is used to supply power or not to the fan motor and a regulator is used to controlling the fan speed.
Connect the red and blue wire and put a wire nut and electric tap and insert it in the wire connector as shown in fig below.
On this type of capacitor we have five wire in which two is common and 3 other for different value capacitance micro farad.
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