RE: [DML] Constant tripping of the cooling fan breaker

["Scott Mueller" <scott.a.mueller@xxxx>]

Ken,
Check and clean the fan ground wire. If the ambient temperature is high and
the car is heat soaked, you have reduced the circuit breakers capacity. The
breaker trips when the bimetal strip reaches a certain temperature.
Bypassing the breaker will not hurt the car or your fans, since the fan
circuits are protected by the fuses in the fan zilla. Do a search of the
achieves for "Fatal Flaw". I had the same problem with my breaker. If you
take the breaker out of the circuit, the Fan zilla will now work properly
and light the "fan fail" indicator if you blow a fuse.

Scott Mueller
002981
DOA 5031

-----Original Message-----
From: Montgomery, Ken [mailto:kenm@xxxx]
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 11:37 PM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DML] Constant tripping of the cooling fan breaker


Hi gang,

I've come across a problem I've not been able to solve. The circuit breaker
to the cooling fans keeps tripping when the air conditioner or the otterstat
has them switched on.