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Re: Electric Fan Relay Power connection

To: MTRsix71@aol.com
Subject: Re: Electric Fan Relay Power connection
From: Bill <william.mcintire@wright.edu>
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 09:02:02 -0500
As long as it's the same brown/white wire, hook up where ever you wish. 
Electrically it's all the same point.
Bill   '70 6

MTRsix71@aol.com wrote:

>Hail to the Great LIST,
>Been reading over and over the Dan Master's Chapter on installing an  
>electric fan with ON-OFF-AUTO switch. I have pretty much sorted out all the  
>wiring 
>except for the main(+) wire to terminal 30 on the relay.  The  chapter says to 
>connect terminal 30 to a Brown/White wire for early TR6s with an  ammeter, 
>which I do have. He also says to connect to the Brown/White wire on the  
>Alternator side of the ammeter so the ammeter works properly on load, which I  
>also 
>want it to do.
> 
>From wiring diagram I see the Brown/White wire (large gauge wire) runs from  
>the ammeter to the alternator.  When the books says "connect to the  
>alternator side of the ammeter" does this mean I have to connect it to the  
>rear of the 
>ammeter on the side that feeds wires to the alternator? If so there  is a 
>large and small spade connector already being used on the ammeter, but I  
>would 
>need to add a third for the fan. I can take the smaller unused spade from  the 
>other side of the ammeter if needed, but would prefer not to remove the  gauge 
>if I did not have to.
> 
>OR does this mean I can connect to the Brown/White wire directly at the  
>alternator connection to feed terminal 30 of the fan relay. This connection is 
> 
>still essentially on the "alternator side of the ammeter", just not right at 
>the 
> ammeter and is much more convenient for access.
> 
>When it comes to mechanical issues, I am comfortable. However, electrons  are 
>difficult to see and put my hands on with some tool!
> 
>TIA for assistance,
>MRankin, 1971 TR6 CC61212L




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