Generally, you want a capacitor that matches existing one. The sticker (circled below) on the controller makes me think yours is a 4.5 uf capacitor.
Those 2 black boxes are likely your existing capacitors. The one with 3 wires is usually the one that controls the fan speed (you wont need this one because the Inovelli canopy module has its own). The one with 2 wires is usually the motor start capacitor (which you will need or the fan will not start or may spin in the wrong direction).
If the capacitor in the photo with only 2 wires says 4.5 uf, that would be my guess as the correct one.
There should be no problem with using the existing ones, other than the fact that you have to cut wires, which could make reverting your changes more difficult if you decide to go back.
I installed it using @jtronicus wiring instructions (using capacitor that came with fan) and it worked flawlessly on the first try. Thank you @jtronicus!
I wired it as directed from the link from @jtronicus. The good news is i got some response of different fan speeds and light brightness so I think this is do-able. The bad news; after installing device drivers the fan/light is unresponsive (the switch and ST app seem to be communicating LZW36 Fan + Light SmartThings Device Handler Update [07/17/2020]
Waiting for a response to that link and will keep you posted, but as stated i think it is do-able. I’m thinking prob is communicating with module… waiting f/ response from @EricM_Inovelli or someone above my pay grade
@mgreenb561 So the Z-wave side seems to work as you are getting responses from the LED bars, but the fan does not seem to be responding now that the device is included into the network right?
If you pull the air gap on the switch and push it back on can you get the fan to respond for a certain amount of time?
@EricM_Inovelli Yes. pretty responsive on the app (the led indicators seem to have a lag on the paddles though). No response on fan after pulling air gap
There are 3 devices on app. I found it unusual though that all defaults were missing in ide. I put in parameter defaults 1-30
I can take it down and bench test for module output but I’m pretty sure there is nothing.
@jtronicus, I just realized that the fan is going the reverse direction. I’m guessing the fix is a matter of switching two wires but I’m not sure which .
@EricM_Inovelli No but if you steer me a little I can try to get up to speed. I’ve got about 30 wzave devices so i probably should. I understand it can be done with either software or a z stick…don’t mind buying a zstick if it is preferred.
Pretty much any USB Z-Wave device will work. You are using SmartThings right? I just put up a KB article on how to upgrade the firmware while using the USB Z-Wave device as a secondary controller (making the process a little easier).
I prefer the z-wave.me one because of its form factor. Some companies advertise an “S2” controller but I had no problem using the Z-wave.me controller to upgrade S2 devices on my SmartThings network. I even used my Z-wave.me stick that I purchased a few years back and it worked fine.
I’ve got mine going great. I am a little rusty on electric motor fields, but overall very comfortable around electricity @jtronicus wiring direction was spot on.
So long as your rewiring was neat, I would have no safety concerns. Regardless, be sure to change battery on smoke detector come Groundhog Day lol
So I am working on an older Casablanca ceiling fan(59512 and fan motor made by Rhine electronics, Model no: N-165M), where there are 3 thin motor wires, Yellow, Red and Grey.
Not automating, but want to use the fan at the highest speed setting while pushing air in downward direction. Trying to see how would I connect a 5mf capacitor to it? Would anyone has any tips in terms of connections? @jtronicus, you are being mentioned everywhere, appreciate your help.