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8

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                          10 - 20 minutes

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Introduction

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Step 1

              How to Repair a Portable Fan
  • Unplug the power cord before beginning.
  • Loosen the 4 phillips screws around the rim and remove the front of the cage

Unplug the power cord before beginning.

Loosen the 4 phillips screws around the rim and remove the front of the cage

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Step 2

  • Remove the fan blade by loosening the screw on the shaft while pulling up.
  • The screw does not need to be fully removed before the blade will slide free.

Remove the fan blade by loosening the screw on the shaft while pulling up.

The screw does not need to be fully removed before the blade will slide free.

Step 3

  • Remove the wiring cover located above the fan motor.
  • There are 2 more screws holding the back mounting plate and cage together. They will be removed in a later step

Remove the wiring cover located above the fan motor.

There are 2 more screws holding the back mounting plate and cage together. They will be removed in a later step

Step 4

  • Remove the motor from the mounting plate by loosing the 2 smaller screws on the front.

Remove the motor from the mounting plate by loosing the 2 smaller screws on the front.

Step 5

  • Remove the final 2 screws holding the mounting plate to the cage.

Remove the final 2 screws holding the mounting plate to the cage.

Step 6

  • Carefully pass the motor through the opening at the back of the cage.

Carefully pass the motor through the opening at the back of the cage.

Step 7

  • Using an 8mm wrench and phillips screwdriver, remove the magnet mounts from the body of the motor.
  • The magnet will slide out of the motor . Inspect the magnet and motor for anything that may cause a hang-up.
  • Do not over-tighten the magnet mounts during reassembly. Over-tightening may cause the motor to bind.

Using an 8mm wrench and phillips screwdriver, remove the magnet mounts from the body of the motor.

The magnet will slide out of the motor . Inspect the magnet and motor for anything that may cause a hang-up.

Do not over-tighten the magnet mounts during reassembly. Over-tightening may cause the motor to bind.

Step 8

  • Clean and lubricate the magnet shaft and mounting brackets
  • Any medium or low viscosity lubricant will do.

Clean and lubricate the magnet shaft and mounting brackets

Any medium or low viscosity lubricant will do.

To reassemble your device, follow these steps in reverse order.

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Clark Nova - Sep 3, 2019

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What are the chances the exact fan that I need to repair would be here? I’m about to put it back together… Let’s see if it worked! 9/3/19, 10:45 pm.

OK. It’s back together but the fan doesn’t spin. I feel the motor doing… Something. It vibrates softly. So, now to figure out why it’s not spinning.

adewale ogunbona - Apr 11, 2020

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hello…my fan wouldn’t work until I tilt the head upwards..what could be wrong pls???