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Old 04-01-2016, 12:58 PM
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Refrigerant temp switch upgrade

I wanted to know if there is an alternative to pn 0008208010 which is the stock 6mm 127 degree farenheit temp switch on the receiver that activates the aux fan. I want the fan to activate at a lower temp but don't want to wire it to always run when the compressor is on.

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Old 04-01-2016, 04:21 PM
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I haven't seen anything. I agree that the fan turns on a bit late to keep cool when stuck at a red light. But, if <127 F, it would be running all the time in our hot summers, even when not needed (AC clutch off). I do have several junkyard temp switches. I tested them all and wrote the "switch-on" temperature on each w/ a Sharpie. All were within +/-2 C. I recall ~60 C, but don't quote me.
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Old 04-01-2016, 10:01 PM
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Yeah Bill, we are on the same page. With our hot humid days, the aux fan needs to start sooner to keep the condenser temp from climbing to an "un-coolable" level when at an extend stop. Only once has my aux fan come on from heat soak. I was sitting at a stop light, it was about 105 degrees in the sun and this was before I fixed my A/C and didn't even have a belt on the seized compressor but my aux fan came on just from ambient under hood temps.

I am going to purchase an adjustable fan controller and set the trigger temp to 90F (about 30 degrees lower than stock). I really want to use the stock location on the drier but I would need to sacrifice a temp switch to hold the new sensor in its place. I'll probably stick the new sensor somewhere on the condenser for the same reading.
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Old 04-02-2016, 08:03 AM
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Very interested in your results with the adjustable fan speed controller. Please keep us updated once you get it working!

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