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Old 21-09-2014, 07:57 PM
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Default Electric fan wiring

I've bust the viscous fan on my pinto removing it from the old coolant pump, so new pump fitted and I'm going to fit an electric fan instead.

I found these spools of wire in an old Granada a few years back, will it be okay to use on the electric fan?

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For now i'm just going to wire the fans up to a switch so I can turn them on and off at will. done this before but had old bits of engine loom so I knew it was okay.

Is this stuff above up to the job?

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I'm really not up on gauge correctnesssss sss'
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it's to do with Amps required vs length of the wire, I think?

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It would be rather on the small side for a fan, fans can draw a fair bit of current.
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Okay, thanks for the reply.

Appreciate it
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wire should be copper and at least 1.5,
I always wire in a relay and a fuse too 20-25 amp
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That's great advice

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