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Old 06-10-2008, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by wbrian63 View Post
Hope this is the right section to post this informational thread...

I received yesterday by certified US mail, a recall notice from UnwiredTools LLC. They're recalling all UTBR140 and UTBR210 blower regulators.

My experience with the regulator indicated that it was experiencing thermal issues (due to excessive current draw) beyond its design capacity. I could smell the "potting" - hope that's the right term - resin getting hot from the airflow in the cabin. Opening up the blower housing revealed a regulator that had definitely been "hot".
I agree that the product design was mostly smoke and mirrors b/c power is power. In a conversation w/ a 'technical' person, I never could get an answer to how it could dissipate less power than a 'standard' regulator.
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