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After years of constant use, the capacitors can degrade, and this fan of mine has gotten so slow that I think it is time we do something about it. The fan in question. Hatari HA-T18M1 The Steps First we have to disassemble the plastic housing covering the capacitor. The following disassembly is specific to the fan Hatari HA-T18M1. Hatari is a very popular brand of various consumer fan products here in Thailand. (This was a quick unexpected write. If there's enough requests, may take more pictures of the inside later). Take out the top screw along with the plastic "oscillator switch" extension thingy. Take off the Hatari circular screw hole cover You will then find a capacitor like the one pictured here attached to the fan. Cut off the two wires and remove the capacitor along with the spacer right under it. Here I replaced the degraded capacitor with the followi

The SARS-Cov-2 outbreak near the end of 2019 was a shock to many of us with its strength and resilience, and not in a good way. It has been a few months since the sudden transition to online classes so I would like this blog post to be part of my memory of the series of events that unfolded. This is my first ever blog post on this blog, but it need not be perfect. This blog is part hobby, part memory, and part journal. My name is Passawit Kaovilai, and my nick name is Tiger. You can find out more about me at my website , and potentially in the future posts on this blog. If you find potential mistakes do please let me know by commenting below. In December of 2019, the news broke about the disease, no major countries had announced a lockdown as of yet. A new semester I packed my bags for a new semester starting at the North Carolina State University preparing for my international flight. Destination