Re: Electric fan hookup

[Nico Over <nover@xxxxxxxx>]

Jeff sounds like the wire gauge you are using is too small for the current 
you are carrying or the fuse holder is not rated for 20 amps. I would suspect 
that your fan draws around 14 amps so you need wire and fuse holder capcity 
of 17-18 amps (your 20 amp fuse is fine). Is the fuse holder one of the radio 
shack inline ones? If so they are are rated at 3-5 amps so that may be your 
problem. Just a thought.
Nico Over
Va. beach, Va.
64 Sport Fury
63 Dodge 330
63 dodge 440 Wagon

On Wed,  6 Aug 2008 11:50:41 +0000, Jeff Adams wrote
> Hey all, I installed a new electric fan with a thermostat controller 
> in the Polara the other day and it has ruined 2 inline fuse holders 
> just idling in the driveway. The first one melted and the second one 
> broke at one end. I pulled the power from the altenator lug, which 
> the instructions said was ok, and the ground is screwed to the core 
> support. Did I do something wrong? The fan works ok, then the next 
> time I start the car and check it, the fuse holder is shot... the 
> weird thing is it hasn't blown the 20a fuse either time. The fuse 
> holders are the inline glass type, so today I'm going to get a new 
> style with the square type push in fuse. Is it possible I'm using 
> the wrong amperage fuse?
> 
> Jeff Adams
> 64 Polara
> 
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