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Old 13th Jun 2018, 11:57 am   #56
Lucifer
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Default Re: Wiring a desk electric fan.

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Originally Posted by Station X View Post
I think you meant armature, part of which is the commutator.
Therein lies part of the problem, I don't even understand the terminolgy, never mind all the technical advice that is being proffered. I think one has to dumb down and draw simple pictures when transferring information to to a person who has limited knowledge on any particular subject.

Anyway, I digress, I have briefly spoken to an acquaintance who has a modicum of electrical knowledge and he, rightly or wrongly, is of the opinion that I am wasting my time attempting to take reading between the various permutations of wires. He states that I will need to locate the common ( by which I presume he means neutral) wire and individually measure the resistance values between the aforementioned and the other 4 wires emanating from the winding. Only then will I be able to determine which wire goes where.
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