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In a message dated 95-12-05 01:14:59 EST, GOLDBERG_DAVID@mpd.tandem.com writes: > >The PO added a 12v fan to the Westy. The problem is that when the fan is run >for a while the switch gets hot. My guess is that the wires are too small. >would putting lower resistance wires fix the problem? or is it something >else? > >Waiting in stale air, My guess ids that if the switch is too hot, then it is the switch that is too small. Switches are rated according to their current carrying capacity and the switch may well be under sized for the fan's current draw requirements. As for the wire, is the wire warm or the insulation getting discolored or brittle? These are signs of undersized wire. Good luck, Jim Davis 87 Syncro 88 Wolfsburg
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