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   maddog3 | Feb 28, 2006 05:21pm | #1

   the data plate shows purple going to the line?

   what is the color of the other wire?

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   Rickk | Mar 01, 2006 02:36pm | #4

   The other wires are as follows, Brown-Orange-Red,as one side & White-Yellow-Black as the other side, this is the wiring dia. for 110 v. I guess i just am wondering if it matters which side I tie the Line  (purple) to!   Thanks all for the help.        Rickkk

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   maddog3 | Mar 01, 2006 05:41pm | #5

   the motor don't care which leg gets power on 110V...

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   JohnWW | Feb 28, 2006 08:09pm | #2

   Someplace on the motor's ID plate, or in the junction box (don't forget to look inside of the box cover), there should be a wiring diagram.  It's the only way to know for sure how to wire the motor.  Motor wiring isn't coded with standard colors, and is usually marked with tiny numbers printed on the insulation.

   John W.

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   maddog3 | Mar 01, 2006 12:17am | #3

   it almost sounds like this fan Mfr. wants folks to buy their controls,I don't recall ever hooking up purple to power but, things change everyday.....

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   JohnWW | Mar 01, 2006 06:57pm | #6

   It isn't at all clear what you are working with or what your question is. 

   The motor box will have half a dozen or so wires in it that will be hooked up in various combinations to achieve the proper set up for the voltage and direction of rotation.  A few of the wires may be capped off with a wire nut and not connected to anything.

   If the fan has a simple on/off switch, you should have three wires going from the switch into the motor box.  One wire will be a ground, and it is typically either bare or has green insulation, although occasionally brown is used.  The second wire would be the neutral and is usually white.  The third wire would be the hot lead and is most commonly black or occasionally red. 

   If the wiring diagram on the motor shows two wires coming in as the "line" then the white wire and the black (or red) wire are the lines and they can be hooked up in either configuration to the motor's wiring.  If two of the three wires are the same non-standard color and the one remaining is clearly the ground because it is bare or green, then the two matched wires are almost certainly the lines.

   If you have more than the three wires, typically because the fan is two speed or reversible, or if the wiring from the switch to the motor isn't using standard color codes, then it is up to the manufacturer to tell you the purpose of each wire, although someone with electrical experience could probably sort out the coding by looking at the connections at the switch.

   John W.  

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   Rickk | Mar 02, 2006 03:23pm | #7

   John, thanks for trying to get me straightend out,but I just studyed the wiring dia. & where I was getting confused was that the line wire was purple and the Brn. & Org,&Red tied together not all four together. After running new switch and wiring,got it all hooked up and it works like a dream,just have to get use to the noise.    thanks again for the help.               Rickkk