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Old 05-10-2013, 12:01 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I highly doubt that your fan runs all the time, that would make no sense. What could be happening is that the airflow over the fan is spinning it and that permanent magnet motor then becomes a generator and illuminates your bulb. I've had this happen with my fan indicator light.
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