At 2:55 AM +1000 26/3/98, Joe Curry wrote:
>Barry, (and all)
>
>I bought an electric fan kit from VB last year for my Spit. I installed
>it according to the installation instructions on the "Front" of my
>radiator. I hooked up all the wiring as per the instructions and turned
>on the switch. Red light in the switch illuminated, fan roared, all
>seemed to operate ok. Later, I was doing something under the hood while
>the fan was on and I noticed it was turning such that the air was being
>thrust forward, not pushed through the radiator.
>
>I thought, "Oh, I must Have wired it backward." I rechecked the wiring
>against the schematic that was provided and no, it was according to
>spec. So, knowing that reversing the rewiring on a de motor reverses
>rotation, I did so and corrected the air flow. It now pushed air back
>through the radiator. However, the light in the switch no longer
>operates.
It sounds like your Spit may have had a polarity change at some stage of
its life, or else VB sent you the fan for the wrong polarity vehicle.
Trevor Jordan
74 TR6 CF29281U
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