How to bypass the remote receiver on a hunter fan?
I have a Hunter Lugano Ceiling Fan #28111. The remote receiver (85661) is bad.
This fan has no external switches, pull chains, etc. It's designed as remote control only.
There are 9 wires coming out of the remote receiver. I know what 5 of these wires are doing. They are: (two) AC hot & neutral - input to receiver. (two) output for the light. (one) antenna.
There are 4 wires going into the motor - RED, YELLOW, GREY and PINK. I'm assuming one is common and the other 3 are for: LOW, MEDIUM and HIGH Speeds, as it's a 3-speed motor.
The problem is: Nobody, including Hunter Tech Support can tell me which of those 4 colors, go to what part of the motor.
I'd like to bypass the receiver and hard-wire an external wall switch. It has 2 controls - an infinitely variable light dimmer and a motor speed control, with 5 positions: OFF, MAX, HIGH, MED, LOW. There is only one hot wire from this switch, going to the fan (and obviously another hot wire going to the light).
If we can figure out which 2, of the 4 wires going into the motor are COMMON and HIGH, will the 4-speed external wall switch run the fan on all 4 speeds and off?
NOW, THE REAL QUESTION: How to figure out what the 4 wire colors, mentioned above (going into the motor), are doing? What's COMMON and what's HIGH?
Yes, I realize I'll have to run an additional wire from the wall switch to the fan.
Thanks in advance, for any REAL advice.