RE: Black Magic 150 fan--wiring question

From: Shane Craven (shanec@SPIE.org)
Date: Fri Apr 25 2003 - 13:52:28 EDT


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From: jon@dakota-truck.net [mailto:jon@dakota-truck.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 4:48 PM
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Subject: Re: DML: Black Magic 150 fan--wiring question

"Shane Craven" <shanec@spie.org> wrote:
: : Where do you wire the Black Magic 150 fan to make it turn off with the key?
: : (Under dash fuse box with a 10 amp fuse or splice into the cigarette lighter or ??)
:>
:> What you can do is to cut your current power feed line to the fan,
:>and install a relay in-line. As the switching source for the relay,
:>tap into any wire or location which is hot when the ignition is on.

: Thanks, Jon! Do I have to go through the firewall to find a wire that's only hot when :ignition is on (like the ciggypoop lighter), or is there a location in the under-hood fuse :box?
   
> You can probably find a wire under the hood (might have to probe
>around a bit with a multimeter or test light; a FSM would be helpful
>also), but if all else fails, you should be able to bring it through
>the firewall without too much trouble.

Thanks to Jon and Andy for the info. How many amps/watts should I be looking for on my multimeter? Or does it even matter? Am I just looking for any wire than is hot only when ignition is on?

ShaneC



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