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Subject:Re: heater fan whine
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:16:29 -0500

At 05:58 PM 1/25/2010, John Rodgers wrote:
>This thread brings to mind having seen somewhere something about using a
>relay(relays) to reduce the load on the front heater control switch.
>
>Anyone have a link showing this???

Use the high-speed position on the switch to drive the 86 terminal on
a 20-amp relay; ground the 85 terminal.  Use the 87 terminal to drive
the high-speed wire to the fan.  On a 2.1l feed the 30 terminal from
the switch feed wire, but on a 1.9l run a separate fused circuit to
feed the 30 terminal.

The two lower-speed positions aren't overloaded so they don't need any help.

Yours,
D