agreed....i installed one as well with absolutely no issues....it is possible that you do have a bad resistor...things can happen, i have seen that. Its rare but its possible. Depends on the maker and the quality too...

 

Those 1/4w 4.7k ohm resistors are small and cannot take much heat. I take my resistor leads and bend them in half, dip them in flux and tin them very quickly. I take my wires and tin them also and then simply touch the wire and resistor together and blow them off to cool faster and that is all done in a split second. If you heat the resistor too much you will damage it.

After letting it cool, always check it with a meter to see what the resistance measurement it to make sure it is not damaged

 

OP, just throw a multi meter on the power wire and see what you get. if it isn't 4.7k ohms +-~5% you know its a bad power wire and you could get/make a new one. If it meters out correctly, remove it and see if it fixes your problem. Simple solution.

nateroach

 

Weed...That would make a great DIY video. If your up for it?

 

I might have to work on that for you. I will see what I can do.

 

why dont you buy the power air one

 

i'm not quite sure what that is ... do you mean the one from ramair?

 

Yeah, thats the one. The only issue with that is it cost $55 new and it is the exact same 4.7k ohm 1/4 watt resistor in it too but just a bit more fancy with nice OEM plugs on it.