Mike Pass
Supporter
On the way back from the Oulton Park Gold Cup one of my radiator fans died. It was subjected to the usual English post mortem examination. It seems that a combo of a lot of carbon dust from the commutator brushes and a few scratches on the armature disc had allowed some unwanted shorts in the motor case which then blew 30 amp fuses in short order.
Question is - now I have decided to get two new fans, what to buy and how to wire them up.
It seems that the more powerful fans take a lot of current so may need separate feeds, fuses, relays etc and maybe separate thermostats. The fans I had took about 12 amps each and produced a good blast of air through the rad, however the Kenlowe high power two stage ones can take up to 24 amps each on the high setting which by my calculation means 48amps draw!
I would be interested in your ideas and opinions and experiences of setups as it is impossible to try them all out and I would like to get the old girl out again before the evil winter closes down fun for the year.
Merci mes Amis
Mike
Question is - now I have decided to get two new fans, what to buy and how to wire them up.
It seems that the more powerful fans take a lot of current so may need separate feeds, fuses, relays etc and maybe separate thermostats. The fans I had took about 12 amps each and produced a good blast of air through the rad, however the Kenlowe high power two stage ones can take up to 24 amps each on the high setting which by my calculation means 48amps draw!
I would be interested in your ideas and opinions and experiences of setups as it is impossible to try them all out and I would like to get the old girl out again before the evil winter closes down fun for the year.
Merci mes Amis
Mike