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06-30-2005 03:11 PM #1
How can I tell if my electric fan is drawing too much current.
Today I was out for the shake down cruise in the newly finished roadster pickup, and when I got home the 30 Amp fuse that supplies power to my "wrecking yard" Pontiac Fiero fan was blown. I replaced the fuse, and the fan seemed to work all right, and the fuse didn't blow after a couple of minutes of running. My question is, how can I check the current draw, to see if there is an internal "bind" in the fan that makes it draw too much current, thus blowing the fuse.----Also, how do I know if a 30 Amp fuse is sufficient. I used a Ron Francis "basic" fuse panel that has a built in grounding relay for the fan, and it recomends a 30 Amp fuse, but is that really big enough. I am sure that there has to be some logical, scientific method, using an Ohm Meter or something to get an answer. I don't want to blindly go to a bigger fuse and burn up the car. The only 2 glitches that I actually experienced were the fuse blowing, and for some reason my electric speedometer seems to not be working. Other than that, everything seems to work as it should.Old guy hot rodder
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