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I installed a Mark 8 fan and Flex-o-Lite 33054 controller a few days ago. I chose the Mark 8 controller due to the higher reported CFM rating than the Taurus fan. This is mainly due to the larger diameter of the fan. It's about 2" bigger in diameter than the Taurus fan and I have seen numbers anywhere from 300-800 more CFM. The motor and wiring seem to be the same including the interchangeability of the factory-wiring plug.
I went with this controller due to the extras it can do. The fan has the soft start feature which means it starts the fan gradually then to 65%. Once the temperature reaches a pre-set mark, the fan goes to 100%
These are the things I wired up to use.
The fan cycles as needed and cools the truck seemingly like the mechanical fan did. It has also improved the coolnes factor of the K5 IMO...
I went with this controller due to the extras it can do. The fan has the soft start feature which means it starts the fan gradually then to 65%. Once the temperature reaches a pre-set mark, the fan goes to 100%
These are the things I wired up to use.
- Thermal switch that turns the fan on 65% at 165 degrees.
- A switch that turns the fan on with the AC. Yes I still have the AC hooked up and working.
- A Switch that turns the fan on manually.
- A switch that overides everything else and turns the fan off.
The fan cycles as needed and cools the truck seemingly like the mechanical fan did. It has also improved the coolnes factor of the K5 IMO...
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