Taurus fan swap

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    okay, so i have the 2 speed Taurus fan, and the Volvo controller. my question is, is there a way you can just put one toggle switch for high and one for low instead of using the bmw temp sensor? so I could just switch them on or off manually. thanks
     
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    There is no point in running both speeds. ive used the fan on multiple applications and always just wire up the high speed.
     
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    just make sure the fan is running on low when you switch the high on...then switch the low off at the same time you switch the high on.
    an...on/off/on switch (3 way) would work better than two on/off switches...go from off to low and then straight through off to high...(30 amp breakers)...:yup:
     
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    i use a on/off/on on mine for a manual override if i want to keep it cooler or the sensor decides to crap out. works good.
     
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    how do you turn the low side off when turning the high side on?
     
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    would I still run it through the volvo controller if I just wanted to hook up the high side?
     
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    when I tried the high side only it would blow 75 amp fuses.
    with the Volvo relay wired the correct way (low to high) I ran the fan on a 20 amp breaker...:yup:
     
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    The two trigger wires on the controler will go to the on side pole of your on/off/on switch and a short wire to the off pole to ground



    on pole to low speed trigger wire

    off pole short wire to ground

    on pole to high speed trigger wire
     
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