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Old 30th July 2015, 23:12   #27
Jules
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Originally Posted by T-Cut View Post
Failure of a gold or silver resistor won't burn out the fan motor. Resistors blow all the time, but it would need something more serious to burn out the fan motor.

TC

In a roundabout way it can TC
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Resistor fails (owner unaware)
Fan pulses on & off high speed with 65 amp surges going through a 40 amp relay.
Eventually the relay welds itself together and the fan wears itself out on prolonged high speed, if the owner persists in driving like that !! (seen a few)
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