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Re: Heater rheostat
« Reply #15 on: 03 October 2013, 18:08:59 »

I wonder if theres any way of testing the hedgehog ?  :-\

Guess there must be but I don't know it
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Re: Heater rheostat
« Reply #16 on: 03 October 2013, 19:13:54 »

Is there a handy way of by-passing the hedgehog to see if it is faulty?
My electrical knowledge is very limited, forgot to mention that the fan doesn't work at any speed at all if that would effect the cause.

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Re: Heater rheostat
« Reply #17 on: 03 October 2013, 19:17:40 »

I recall on the Senator there was some sort of electronic device (a diode?) in with the resistors in the heater fan control unit, and it was this device that ofter failed. A replacement from radiospares was the cure.
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Re: Heater rheostat
« Reply #18 on: 03 October 2013, 19:20:56 »

Is there a handy way of by-passing the hedgehog to see if it is faulty?
My electrical knowledge is very limited, forgot to mention that the fan doesn't work at any speed at all if that would effect the cause.

thanks

Neil
Click on the link in my previous reply
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Re: Heater rheostat
« Reply #19 on: 03 October 2013, 19:24:57 »

Is there a handy way of by-passing the hedgehog to see if it is faulty?
My electrical knowledge is very limited, forgot to mention that the fan doesn't work at any speed at all if that would effect the cause.

thanks

Neil
Click on the link in my previous reply

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Re: Heater rheostat
« Reply #20 on: 03 October 2013, 19:35:00 »

Is there a handy way of by-passing the hedgehog to see if it is faulty?
My electrical knowledge is very limited, forgot to mention that the fan doesn't work at any speed at all if that would effect the cause.

thanks

Neil
Click on the link in my previous reply

Sorry didn't see that there. Thanks will get to it here :)
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Re: Heater rheostat
« Reply #21 on: 03 October 2013, 19:36:02 »

I wonder if theres any way of testing the hedgehog ?  :-\

Guess there must be but I don't know it
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Did I say that?  Must be getting a touch of the Albseimers ???  At least you got a mention though Rob ;) ;) ;)
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Re: Heater rheostat
« Reply #22 on: 03 October 2013, 20:00:49 »

Read the description on how to test the hedgehog. However when I removed the connector from the hedgehog I could only larger connectors are the two that go to the fan, one being a + and then other a -. The other connector on the hedgehog has four pins on it all the same size. So which two do I join together?

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Re: Heater rheostat
« Reply #23 on: 03 October 2013, 21:23:15 »

Read the description on how to test the hedgehog. However when I removed the connector from the hedgehog I could only larger connectors are the two that go to the fan, one being a + and then other a -. The other connector on the hedgehog has four pins on it all the same size. So which two do I join together?

Thanks

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Re: Heater rheostat
« Reply #24 on: 04 October 2013, 23:12:41 »

Read the description on how to test the hedgehog. However when I removed the connector from the hedgehog I could only larger connectors are the two that go to the fan, one being a + and then other a -. The other connector on the hedgehog has four pins on it all the same size. So which two do I join together?

Thanks

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Ooh you are cruel. ;) ;) ;)
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