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Posted by PWR HNGRY 302 (Member # 6000) on :
 
I have a black magic fan and it works fine but it stays on for a short time after i turn the car off when its hot, but it drains my battery how do it make it shut off with my car? I have two power cables one is hooks up to the battery and the other to the starter selonoid. Where does it need to be hooked up to shut off with the car?
-Thanks-
 
Posted by two-gun kid (Member # 5891) on :
 
haha i cant get mine to turn on and you cant get your to turn off
 
Posted by PWR HNGRY 302 (Member # 6000) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by two-gun kid:
haha i cant get mine to turn on and you cant get your to turn off
lol. [Big Grin] Yea i saw your post right before i posted mine.
 
Posted by two-gun kid (Member # 5891) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by PWR HNGRY 302:
quote:
Originally posted by two-gun kid:
haha i cant get mine to turn on and you cant get your to turn off
lol. [Big Grin] Yea i saw your post right before i posted mine.
i had mine setup to where it would turn off once the temp would get lower than 190*
 
Posted by PWR HNGRY 302 (Member # 6000) on :
 
Is it the one with the thermostat on top?
 
Posted by two-gun kid (Member # 5891) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by PWR HNGRY 302:
Is it the one with the thermostat on top?
ya mine has the adjustable thermo
 
Posted by PWR HNGRY 302 (Member # 6000) on :
 
So we probably have the same kind of fan. Did it ever stay on after you turned off the car? Or did you hook it up to something that cut power when you turned off the car?
 
Posted by blind (Member # 3052) on :
 
check two-gun-kids thread and see the picture and write up I posted, the "Switched 12v lead" will not let the fan turn on unless it has 12v to it.


I'm not sure how this is draining your battery though? I had my black magic setup like that for 6 months where it would turn on/off when I parked the car and it never killed my battery.
 
Posted by PWR HNGRY 302 (Member # 6000) on :
 
A new alternator is next on my list. I have a POS alterantor that doesn't charge my battery for shit my amps are always low ever since I put the fan and my alarm.

[ December 06, 2005, 12:42 AM: Message edited by: PWR HNGRY 302 ]
 
Posted by 92stangLX (Member # 3252) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by PWR HNGRY 302:
A new alternator is next on my list. I have a POS alterantor that doesn't charge my battery for shit my amps are always low ever since I put the fan and my alarm.
Upgrade your alternator to a 94-95 model. These things put out 130amps. Your charging problems will be history [Smile]

I have my fan hooked to a switched power source (eg fuse for radio) and it shuts off when I switch the car off.
 
Posted by PWR HNGRY 302 (Member # 6000) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by 92stangLX:
quote:
Originally posted by PWR HNGRY 302:
A new alternator is next on my list. I have a POS alterantor that doesn't charge my battery for shit my amps are always low ever since I put the fan and my alarm.
Upgrade your alternator to a 94-95 model. These things put out 130amps. Your charging problems will be history [Smile]

I have my fan hooked to a switched power source (eg fuse for radio) and it shuts off when I switch the car off.
Thanks
 
Posted by 89SC50 (Member # 6248) on :
 
I have a flexalite fan with adjustible thermostat, it ran more with the car off, which was annoying so I wired it to a switch under the dash so I can turn it on or off when I want which is sweet, as long as you dont forget about it.
 
Posted by PWR HNGRY 302 (Member # 6000) on :
 
I had it hooked up like that for a while but didn't like it. I always forgot to turn it off.
 
Posted by Eagle347 (Member # 6205) on :
 
Im not sure, but cant you just run it through ignition some how? So when they key is off the fan is off.
 
Posted by Mrk50LX (Member # 5147) on :
 
If you have the instructions for the fan you need to take the wire that is plug into the "+" terminal and then connect it to a switched source. here's flex-a-lite's web instructions http://www.flex-a-lite.com/auto/175-99970.pdf if you don't have the instructions
 
Posted by PWR HNGRY 302 (Member # 6000) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Mrk50LX:
If you have the instructions for the fan you need to take the wire that is plug into the "+" terminal and then connect it to a switched source. here's flex-a-lite's web instructions http://www.flex-a-lite.com/auto/175-99970.pdf if you don't have the instructions
Thanks
 




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