Do you have a new Hunter switch or did you buy one off the rack at HD?
Should always write down which color wire goes into which slot. call 1-888-830-1326 with model #.
SOURCE: wire diagram for pull chain on ceiling fan hunter original
if you indeed have a 23852 hunter original...
Black goes to L, High is Red, Gray is medium and yellow is low. Make sure you have the right switch.
SOURCE: Hunter Fan problem
Thge black boxes are capacitors. One is a single and the other is a dual. Evidently the dual runs the two lower speeds and the single run the high speed.
You can test capacitors for basic operation with an analog voltmeter set to Ohms (Rx1 setting is best) by charging up the capacitor with the leadshooked up in one direction, and then reversing them to watch for the slight jump as the capacitor discharges back into the meter... note that this test only works with an analog meter and it must be set to ohms.
This is only a basic test for capacitors and will not indicate if it's withing specs, only that it basically works.
IMO, Hunter is known for having bad capacitors. I've just purchased two fans and already had to swap out the light kits, which contains the capacitors and switches, in one becuse of poor operation and excessive humming noise. since the other fans has the same componenets, other than being a different color, I also thought to try the light kit/capacitor assembly in the fan I've already installed before also installing the second fan.
Guess what, the other set of electircal components with the capacitors runs the fan slower and hums louder.
According to Hunter's web site, humming is a sign of poor engineering in ceiling fans (meaning a power hum rather than a hum from loose components) I agree and Lowes is about to get two Hunter fans back as my three cheapo fans that came with my house do not hum and also the one in my old house did not hum and moved more air.
Even the better capacitor set that I switched out still hums to some degree, so I'm climing Hunter's using **** components, probably becuse their chinese suppliers are screwing them and they're not bothering to keep up the quality control.
SOURCE: I have a hunter ceiling fan. The motor works fine,
NO YOU DO NOT !! there is a little black box on inside of fan that controls the lights, its a ( watt governor ). just remove this black box and wire directly to the lights. problem should be fixed !! have a good day !! this is another goverment quick fix.
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