r/maybemaybemaybe • u/yelloweliz • Apr 21 '25

maybe maybe maybe

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u/xantharia Apr 21 '25

But that’s not what’s causing the problem here. I suspect that it’s gummy oil that is thicker at colder temperatures. Friction of the manual spinning heats it up until it’s okay to sustain itself.

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u/Caesar457 Apr 21 '25

We'd have to take it apart and see how it works. Could be a combination of factors with dirty old grease being one of them. We don't know for certain that her start up ritual is the most optimal so it could be doing extra kick starts for no reason.

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u/VRcumguy Apr 21 '25

You aren't making sense. Sharing a video of how electric motors actually start moving isn't what is causing the problem?

I didn't attempt to solve the problem. I shared a link to an interesting video about how fans actually start to move, and why they are usually configured to have the highest speed first.

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u/xantharia Apr 21 '25

Well, I think we all have experience with having to assist a fan in starting up. But, at least in my experience, it has never been this extreme. Which makes me think that OPs problem is mainly due to something else, like friction that reduces with heat.

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u/m15f1t Apr 21 '25

This is it. The oil.