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Old 11-02-2013, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by kevins2 View Post
Our posts crossed in the ether. It is a 30 amp fuse - that's a lot. I'll get a couple of spares short term and see how this plays out. Looked at your mod. Good idea to have redundancy, but I think I want to get my car on the road before I start changing things on it. Don't want to void the warranty
The current draw on your fan circuit is not static. The current will vary with the underhood temperature and with the voltage in the circuit. The fans will draw significantly more current when your engine is hot and you are idling (and your voltage is lower than when your revs are up). Those pushers will pull just under ten amps, and your puller can easily pull close to twenty. Add in some heat, some voltage drop at idle, and *poof* goes the fuse.
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