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kwik kool fan switch spark when i turn it to shut it off, no bare wires anywhere

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Posted: Sat Dec 5th, 2009 09:09 pm

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Luke Skelnik
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Posted: Sun Dec 6th, 2009 02:43 am

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Duane Burright
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How big a spark? Pretty much every switch on a fan will throw a small spark when you shut it off.

The one that is impressive is the three speed knife switch on an older Emerson 77 or 79 series, you turn those from low speed to off and you'll see a nice fat spark. That's normal on those fans though.

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Posted: Sun Dec 6th, 2009 07:01 am

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Luke Skelnik
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Well it's not small but not too big either. it did stay glowing until it hit the counter.

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Posted: Sun Dec 6th, 2009 07:15 am

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Duane Burright
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That's more that I usually see, I'm used to seeing a little arc around the contacts. Is the switch clean inside?

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