I'm a US student overseas and I accidentally plugged a 110v fan into a 220v outlet. The fan ran for sometime before I noticed a burning smell and I ran over to quickly unplug the fan. The fan was on high speed and right before I unplugged it dropped to a low speed. I waited for the fan to cool off in case and then plugged into a 110 but nothing, blade didn't even budge:( . I opened the fan up and tried to locate where the burning smell is most potent. I think it is the capacitor. Am I on the right track? Good quality fans are hard to come by where I am and so I shipped this one here. I don't want to give up repairing this fan considering how well it works but I don't want to spend money I don't have to buy another one to ship here. Someone please help.
-grateful student

I just wonder how you possibly did this. The plugs and receptacles are not even similar.

You can try replacing the capacitor but I would assume the fan is most likely shot. You can't plug a 120v device into 220 and expect it to still work.

Does the motor spin free?
If this had digital display/electronics, you may have taken out a fuse or transformer as well.

Strat, did you notice the date of this thread? ;)

Just now, must have been one on the side of a page. Thanks