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124 Auxiliary Fan conversion
Couple questions. Would converting the single auxiliary fan on my 88 300CE to a dual fan from a later 124 make much of a difference in terms of cooling the engine and the a/c system? Secondly, is there any problem fitting the dual fans into an earlier 124?
Thanks for any help.
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You could make the ac aux fan run at the higher speed with a relay.
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Where would I find such a relay?
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why?
Does your tag read Heaven, ass & string? (If I translate the German correctly)
What does it refer to? Is it a saying like something is held together on a wing and a prayer? John in San Antonio (who is waiting to see about your conversion to maybe try on the 300E)
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Where would the relay be installed and how would it make the fan run faster?
Arthur, I believe my '88 260E could use the same treatment, but I don't quite understand how it would work.
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If you understand the basic operation of the low fan circuit, the single wire terminal on the R15 pre-resistor is the feed for the low fan [ the resistor is in series w/fan motor and that drops the voltage to accomplish a low fan speed].
So if you take that wire off R15 and use it to trigger a seperate relay [ coil side], you can then use a seperate 12V battery V to run the fan on high speed , thereby by-passing the R15. So, on he contact side of relay [ 30 and 87] , you grab 12v battey source and bring the other side of relay contacts over to the 2 wire terminal of R15..that takes R15 out of the circuit, giing you a high a/c fan vs the stock low fan. It is still triggersed by the a/c pressure swtch circuit b/c you are using that stock circuit and relay to trigger your higher amp relay [ which is required for the higher current load of a high fan speed] One can also bridge the high side sw S/32 with a cabin sw to give the operator a manual over-ride of the whole fan system, thereby allowing for manual operation when needed [ like towing, traffic jambs, etc] This over-ride will not change any stock circuits, it simply over-rides those circuits and when not in use , you are back to normal circuitry..a nice feature.
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Quote:
Sometimes you can hear it in WWII movies. Another one of the same ilk was Donner Keil noch ein mal!
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Thanks for the detailed explanation!
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You're Welcome.
I would also add an in-line fuse on the load side of the added relay...Same amp spec as High fan circuit uses. I don't have your schematic up at this time for that fuse spec, but I do know the schematic wiring itself from memory..
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Well, this is a bit beyond my understanding of the electronics. Where is this resistor?
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