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Originally Posted by jmarch
I have one last question, does the resistor need to be re-mounted on the same spot? Is it there for cooling purposes or to monitor the amount of heat? Can it be mounted elsewhere? Thanks.
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If you can mount it in a very accessible place, and have time to rewire and mount it on a aluminum heat sink, why not? They can get very hot when the fan runs in slow speed. The original one lasts about 15-20 years so if I have to replace it, I will just put it in the same spot and not worry about it.
Or I may even remove it so the fan runs only in high speed. I live in hot Georgia.
The resistor just provides electrical resistance to drop the voltage and reduce the fan speed when the control unit activates the slow speed section of the relay (85c and 86c)