every electric (non-ceiling) fan I have ever used is operated with a dial with settings off, high, mid, and low in that order. Why does it go from off straight to high? Why not do the more intuitive “get higher the more you turn away from off”?

Question

every electric (non-ceiling) fan I have ever used is operated with a dial with settings off, high, mid, and low in that order. Why does it go from off straight to high? Why not do the more intuitive “get higher the more you turn away from off”?

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Answer 1

There is an entire, long, in-depth explanation to this here, [https://youtu.be/hQ3GW7lVBWY](https://youtu.be/hQ3GW7lVBWY)

But for the TLDR : Fan motors are not very powerful, and need to run at high setting momentarily to reliably overcome the resting weight of the blades to start spinning