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MEXICOWANDERER
Apr 26, 2016Explorer
Heerz a little story...
When I rewired the factory radiator fan on my toad, I put in a 15-amp breaker and a 30-amp fuse inline.
When the motor finally died and steel brush springs rode on the fan motor commutator I saw the temperature gauge higher than it should have been. Diagnostics time.
Even though the breaker tested good at 15-amps, the 30 amp fuse link (ATO) had burned through. The NEXT replacement ATO fuse burned and the breaker did not trip. A different brand of breaker was substituted and the next 30 amp fuse failed first.
I do not believe in multiple series coincidences...
When I rewired the factory radiator fan on my toad, I put in a 15-amp breaker and a 30-amp fuse inline.
When the motor finally died and steel brush springs rode on the fan motor commutator I saw the temperature gauge higher than it should have been. Diagnostics time.
Even though the breaker tested good at 15-amps, the 30 amp fuse link (ATO) had burned through. The NEXT replacement ATO fuse burned and the breaker did not trip. A different brand of breaker was substituted and the next 30 amp fuse failed first.
I do not believe in multiple series coincidences...
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