I needed these general specs for an automotive blower motor for a project. This video was a massive help to me making a diy fan speed control. Many MANY thanks!!
Never ran into a problem were the A/C would blow colder while the vehicle was turning.But it is normal for reduced cooling while standing still because of air flow over the condenser.
I dont know much about electrical testing so am confused about your set up. Looks like you just put those jumpers any old way. does it not matter which jumper goes to ground and which to power on the connector and the motor??
Hey I got confused can u explain to me what type of wire going to the blower fan I’m assuming one of them is positive and the other in negative or this incorrect?
@richpin06a Ok, I tried the meter set to 20 DCV and it read 12.15V, I switched it back to 10A and changed the red probe end to the Amperage gauge and it still shows no amperage, but apparently it does have voltage! I know the blower is good, could it be a bad connection between the connector and the prongs on the blower motor?
If your multimeter is only rated to 10amps you shouldn't be testing amperage that blower motor pulls over 20 amps on full speed hence why it has a 30 amp fuse for it installed on the outside of the glove compartment.
In an 89 buick lesabre, why is it during a turn the air condition blows dramatically colder like it should. It blows cold but not as cold as it should while driving. At a stand still it blows cool! It's fully charged, new compressor and dryer, new tensioner, new belt. The dryer is cold & sweating! & it has a new blower motor. The system is not manual, it's touch. Appreciate a solution if u have one?
@richpin06a I'm not sure, The last time I tried to check it with the multimeter I wasn't getting a reading, but I may not have had a good connection with the multimeter (using the multimeter probes on flat prongs is a pain), I was going to try to test it again today, but my sister had an appointment and borrowed her car, so I have to wait till afterwards. I guess if I don't get a reading at the blowers connector it would either be hot or ground one that's not completing the circuit.
Were the amperage readings within normal, acceptable values? What would non-acceptable perimeters be? Expected readings on a new motor, installed with blower wheel? How does resistor affect amperage and voltage readings taken in this fashion?
hi mine car ford, that blower fan does work and neither a/c. and on display if I try to change blower direction, nothing icon showing as well on dispaly suggest me what is the cause I checked already relay of car
My blower motor winding measured 0.5ohm..that means on full speed it can pull 28.8A at 14.4V, way to blow a unfused DMM lol maybe we can try with a DC clamp on meter
you have two wires on harness. black and purple. is black ground? it appears your connecting meter to the spade coming from fan that would be ground to the purple wire which is hot. is that the case. I don't want to it backwards or does it matter? Please explain
I'm trying to figure out why my moms heater in her Contour is not working, I took the blower motor out completely and tested it off the battery and it works, and I replaced the Blower Motor resistor and it still dont work, I'm guessing there is either a wiring problem or a switch.
@richpin06a Would it matter that it was on 10A setting? I know that's amperage, but if there was no amperage reading, wouldn't that tell me there is no voltage anyway? I didn't get to test it on the 20 DCV
@richpin06a I tried a homemade jumper to make sure the connection was good from the connector to the fan prongs, never got it to come on, I also bought a ac/blower switch and replaced that, and today bought a new relay (the old one had a prong that looked like it got hot before so I figured it may have went bad) and it still does not blow. Whats the switch in the center called? The one that controls gates and defrost ect...
@richpin06a Thanks for the reply. The blower motor in my 1977 GP only works on high-new resistor didnt help. On high it seems to put a heavy load on the system-lights dim and slow blinkers particularly at idle. Is it possible there is excessive draw from this and how can I test if no lower speeds and the meter maxes out at 10amps on high? Thanks for the communication! All other components test good.
@widtrak77 Thanks for the reply. The blower motor in my 1977 GP only works on high-new resistor didnt help. On high it seems to put a heavy load on the system-lights dim and slow blinkers particularly at idle. Is it possible there is excessive draw from this and how can I test if no lower speeds and the meter maxes out at 10amps on high? Thanks for the communication! All other components test good. widtrak77 2 weeks ago
+richpin06a hmm i replaced the motor, both motors turn on when i touch them to the battery. replaced the relay, fuses are good, replaced the blower motor resistor. love your vidz btw, been helpful!
Shows you how to make the connection, im not a electrician so the video helped a lot, i also have 3 separate blower motors, i can test all 3 and depending on the readings i can tell if one more is pulling more than the others, i have a reason to believe that one of the motors i have its on its way out so it was helpful to me.