I need a capacitor for a Casablanca ceiling fan. It is marked 250WV.AC, says SK Taiwan, and has 4 wires (2 are yellow, one is gray, and one is pink).

On the drawing on the side of the capacitor, for the yellow wire to the pink wire it says 4 microfarads, and for the yellow wire to the gray wire it says 5 microfarads.

Also, twice it mentions 1/2 W 330K.

Thanks for any help

My suggestion is to write down the connections and then cut the capacitor out and take it to an electronic supply house or even a Radio Shack.

First, see if the instructions come with a part number that you can order from the fan's manufacturer.

Or even better, replace the fan.

Casablanca Fan Repair (http://www.casablancafanrepair.com) is the authorized resource for Casablanca parts.

CeilingFanParts.com Home (http://www.ceilingfanparts.com) is also good.

My suggestion is to write down the connections and then cut the capacitor out and take it to an electronic supply house or even a Radio Shack.

First, see if the instructions come with a part number that you can order from the fan's manufacturer.

Or even better, replace the fan.

Don, Radio Shack and most electronics places don't carry AC capacitors, they are strictly for large motors.

And Casablanca fans are always worth fixing.

1/2 W 330 K, sounds like a 330 thousand ohm resistor rated at 1/2 Watts. Does it show resistors in the diagram on the side of Capacitor?

Casablanca Fan Repair (http://www.casablancafanrepair.com) is the authorized resource for Casablanca parts.

CeilingFanParts.com Home (http://www.ceilingfanparts.com) is also good.


Thanks for the help. Apparently this particular capacitor no longer is made, but Ceiling Fan Parts hopefully has directed me to an adequate substitute.

Some capacitors have resistors built in to absorb the charge when it's shorted by the pullchain.

Some capacitors have resistors built in to absorb the charge when it's shorted by the pullchain.


Apparently, the capacitor I'm trying to replace has resistors. I'm being told that it is not necessary to replace it with a capacitor with resistors, and it can be replaced with a capacitor without resistors. Do you know if this is true.

It is true. You can always add the resistors yourself if you are concerned.

BTW did you talk to Casablanca Fan Repair (http://www.casablancafanrepair.com) they should have the exact part.