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Default Root cause insight into the common BMW blower motor resistorfailures

On 03/21/2013 04:12 PM, Bimmer Owner wrote:
On Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:56:49 +0000, mroberds wrote:

It may also be interesting to have some kind of thermometer
on the FSU case ...


That seems like an EXCELLENT idea,


won't save the unit, just a frozen motor.


if we can put some kind
of temperature indicator in the FSU tines, then we can observe
what the temperature is in situ - which might tell us something
about what is overheating these things (assuming heat is the culprit).


you can run the unit out of the fan housing - hold it in your hand and
you'll soon find out if it's getting hot or not.


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