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RE: Almost boiled over
you dont solder the fuse its self, you resolder teh connections at teh block to make sure they are connected right...
pro4x4 why not get 2 female spade connectors and solder them in line, then put the fuse prongs into that. then tape it all up nice and look for a good fuse block?
I would just use a fuse block from a 10 guage amplifier kit. they use the blade fuses and are cheap.
pro4x4 why not get 2 female spade connectors and solder them in line, then put the fuse prongs into that. then tape it all up nice and look for a good fuse block?
I would just use a fuse block from a 10 guage amplifier kit. they use the blade fuses and are cheap.
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I took some pictures of the fuse block. I had a hard time even getting the fuse out. It seems one leg is broke and one of the contacts in the block looks burnt. I plan on installing the original controler that came with the fan and soldering the conections not the fuse just the wires.
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RE: Almost boiled over
Don't run it unfused, that's asking for trouble. Get a decent car audio fuse holder (preferably waterproof) that uses ANL wafer fuses and a 30 amp (or 40 amp if that's what you need) fuse for it. You can't go wrong with those, fuse will definitely not come loose.
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I rewired everything today. Soldered all conections and used heat shrink tubing on all conections. I hooked up the control box that came with the fan. I also moved the temperature probe to a new location. Everything works great now. The variable speed control that I bought I think was a bad idea. It was very hard to adjust it. It has a small set screw that was hard to get to. The control box that came with the fan has a **** to turn to adjust it. Since the fan now comes on at 100% instead of the 60% speed with the variable speed controller, the engine cools off much quicker and the fan runs a little longer than it did before. It was running for like ten to fifteen seconds then it would shut off and the temperature didn't drop much. Now it runs for like 1 to 1 and a half minutes and the temperature drops quicker. So we shall see how it holds up. Even the original control box came with a smaller looking 30 amp fuse.