Damn ceiling fans

[Alone]

Bought a ceiling fan off someone. Hasn't been used yet, no instructions, no receipt.

Put it together fine, no issues, no extra pieces lying around. Fan works...light doesn't. It's a halogen light bulb.

Tried disconnecting the whole damn thing, re-checking the ground, all good. Busted out the multimeter and checked for continuity and everything reads fine. Checked the bulb for continuity, good.

Now...my question is fairly simple. Can the bulb have continuity and still not work?

 

[mozirry]

you get electricity from the bulb? use a different bulb. If that doesn't work, it's probably an issue w/ the fan

Could be the switch isn't working, not turning it on, you can actually buy those at hardware stores to replace

 

[Baked]

It would work if you didn't buy stolen property.

 

[Alone]

Originally posted by: mozirry
you get electricity from the bulb? use a different bulb. If that doesn't work, it's probably an issue w/ the fan

Was hoping to find out if it was a problem with the bulb or something else before investing money into something that may not work. But I suppose I could always return the bulb if that's not the problem.

 

[Engineer]

If it's a pain in the ass, you're not doing it right.

 

[Barfo]

Ceiling fans rule, don't diss them.

 

[Alone]

Originally posted by: Engineer
If it's a pain in the ass, you're not doing it right.

So the blue and white wires don't...

Fuck.

 

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: Alone

Originally posted by: Engineer
If it's a pain in the ass, you're not doing it right.

So the blue and white wires don't...

Fuck.

What? did you forget about the wires for the light?

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: barfo
Ceiling fans rule, don't diss them.

Fanboi alert!

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Alone
Bought a ceiling fan off someone. Hasn't been used yet, no instructions, no receipt.

Put it together fine, no issues, no extra pieces lying around. Fan works...light doesn't. It's a halogen light bulb.

Tried disconnecting the whole damn thing, re-checking the ground, all good. Busted out the multimeter and checked for continuity and everything reads fine. Checked the bulb for continuity, good.

Now...my question is fairly simple. Can the bulb have continuity and still not work?

check for voltage at the light socket terminals with your multimeter...and BE CAREFUL.

 

[SampSon]

Originally posted by: Alone

Originally posted by: mozirry
you get electricity from the bulb? use a different bulb. If that doesn't work, it's probably an issue w/ the fan

Was hoping to find out if it was a problem with the bulb or something else before investing money into something that may not work. But I suppose I could always return the bulb if that's not the problem.

Trying a new bulb is "investing money into something" to find out if it works or not?
That is the most basic of troubleshooting steps for your problem. I'm not even sure why you didn't try it before posting on here.

That would be like buying a new flashlight, putting batteries in it, having it not work, then coming on here asking if there is a possible issue with the light bulb or connections in the flashlight.

Really?

 

[Alone]

Originally posted by: SampSon
Really?

You missed my point, I think. My question was basically this: would my multimeter show a reading on a bad halogen bulb. If the answer is yes, then I'd buy a new bulb. If the answer is no, then why would I buy a new bulb?

 

[Alone]

Originally posted by: So
check for voltage at the light socket terminals with your multimeter...and BE CAREFUL.

Wish I could. The socket is...weird. The tips on my multimeter won't reach it, and I don't have any attachments.

 

[eplebnista]

The ceiling fans I've installed have separate sets of wires for the light kit and the fan part so that they can be wired to two different wall switches if desired. I've always just connected the two sets together and used the switches in the fan/light kit to operate the fan and lights while using a single wall switch to turn both fan/lights on or off.

 

[racolvin]

I'm electrically challenged ... if it were me I'd have burned the house down by now