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painless cooling fan wiring question/opinion
- Thread starter Kain
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beags86
Eastbound and Down
I was asking Matt. Lol. Sorry for the confusion.
on the SWB yes, triggered by FiTech. The LWB K10 has a radiator & fan package triggered by broflow. Same twin 30 amp fuses and relays on both.
beags86
Eastbound and Down
So what are the fans on the shortbed?
Windstar.
beags86
Eastbound and Down
You have been happy with them?
yes they've done well and keep the BBC at 180-195 all day on the trail. Fitment isn't as clean as I like but they're not bad for $40 pick n pull fans......
It would take a really old in dash meter. Most of the ones nowadays are actually voltmeters with a remote shunt. If you knew where the shunt was and could use it that would be fine.
Otherwise, there are a lot to choose from.
If you have a good digital voltmeter already, then a fairly cheap clamp-on AC/DC amp probe should do. Make sure it will read DC.
Such as this one:
https://www.amazon.com/BTMETER-BT-6...clamp+on+amp+probe&qid=1612305704&s=hi&sr=1-2
If you need the whole meter, one of these should do:
https://www.amazon.com/Klein-Tools-CL390-Electronic-Resistance/dp/B08DTDCG7T/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1HA2ZTBFH29CH&dchild=1&keywords=dc+clamp+on+amp+meter&qid=1612304860&s=hi&sprefix=dc+cl,tools,321&sr=1-6
https://www.amazon.com/Meterk-Multimeter-Auto-ranging-Capacitance-Non-contact/dp/B0721MKXBC/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1HA2ZTBFH29CH&dchild=1&keywords=dc+clamp+on+amp+meter&qid=1612304860&s=hi&sprefix=dc+cl,tools,321&sr=1-3&th=1
If you would like something to monitor the current all the time, this might get the job done.
https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Mult...e0651&pd_rd_wg=9OreF&pd_rd_i=B07KPXVNY5&psc=1
You could mount this in the dash and watch the current of the fans and voltage of your system all the time.
Two points though.
One, the shunt has to go in the negative side of the load, and, two, its a $17 dollar volt/amp meter, so don't expect Fluke standards.
