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Default Root cause insight into the common BMW blower motor resistorfailures

On 03/21/2013 09:55 AM, jim beam wrote:
On 03/21/2013 04:52 AM, Nate Nagel wrote:
On 03/21/2013 06:55 AM, the will wrote:
Blower motor drawing too much amperage taking it out. Change the
blower motor anytime?


My thought as well. Have you measured current draw on a new blower
motor and compared it to one that is installed in a car where the FSU
has failed? that would tell you whether there's any merit to this idea
or not.


for an "engineer", you're simply not of this planet.


Did you have any suggestions for the OP, or did you just show up to
snipe without contributing anything as per usual?

You do know that most electrical/electronic components have a maximum
current rating, yes? And that electric motors tend to draw more current
when the bearings are going or they are otherwise subjected to loads
higher than that for which they were designed? Does any of this sound
remotely familiar to you?

Really, what the will suggested seems to be a logical first step.

nate


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