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Subject:Re: 3 speed heater fan switch in canada ??
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:55:19 -0800

Bow Wow is gone, done, kaput.  Very sad for us.

On Nov 29, 2007 9:54 AM, TC <trclark@shaw.ca> wrote:

> > IMHO, it's a risk to have that heat near wires under dash. You may find
> the
> > same issue with the heat sinks on the switch you point to though I'm
> > certainly no expert! :)
> >
> > Basically between the list and my own thoughts, I figured it was just
> fine
> > to use the stock switch. Yes it eventually fails, but IIRC, they can be
> > found for not a lot of money.
> >
> > I had thought that one could use a DPDT "on-off-on" switch. Like a real
> HD
> > one. Only two speeds, but why not just have med/hi or low/hi only?
>
> from other post looks like it draw 10amps on 3 hi
> I have always wondered why it was not a variable speed switch just seems I
> can never get the air flow the way I want it
> also thatt switch does not use any resistor to control the dc motor speed
> it
> uses a power pulse modulation to control the speed
> also it comes in kit form you can mount that unit any where you want lot
> of
> space for that
> the only issue is can i get access to the negative lead of the blower w/o
> ripping out the dash
>

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Jake
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