Electric fan fuse or breaker
Installing elect. Fan...should i use a 40a fuse or a circuit breaker? Why?
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I'm afraid that if you blow a 40 amp fuse or a circuit breaker you have got bigger problems. I think a breaker might work better like Andy said if it was a one time deal, but that much draw would probably mean a seized fan motor or a dead short in the power feed wire to the motor. Here 's a couple of diagrams with a 30 amp fuse. One has a manual override switch and the other with a light also wired in to show the fan is running.
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VetteVet,
Just buy the switch that has the light built into it.:chevy: |
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I know how to wire one, im actually using dakota digital controller, just not sure if to use fuse or breaker |
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Good point Andy, but the light in the switch would only show the fan running in manual override, when the switch was on. I think whoever made the drawing wanted to show the fan on anytime it was running. I don't know if I'd want a light coming on and going off every time the fan cycled. |
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I agree with you that the drawing is not very clear. I shouldn't have posted it without explaining how the light worked. I keep forgetting that not everyone understands how wiring circuits work. Attachment 2071832 This is one of those times when the switching is done on the negative side of the circuit, Similar to the windshield wiper motor and the courtesy light in the cab. In this case it's the relay for the fan, via the temperature sensor, and the over ride switch. The OR switch doesn't need any positive voltage to trigger the fan relay. It does exactly what the temperature sensor does, only it does it manually. Why he shows the red positive wire to the switch is proof that the drawing is flawed. The red wire should go straight to the light to provide it with positive current, or it should go to 2 separate terminals on the switch.(single throw double pole)If he meant to show it with just the OR switch on, like you said. If you look closely at the the switch you can see that there is no terminal for the red wire there and it appears to be connected together. The ground for the light is provided by the black wire from the relay which is switched on by the temperature sensor or the OR switch. So the light will illuminate any time either one of those grounds the fan relay. |
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