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Heavy_Equipment · 03-18-2002, 10:12 PM

A cars heater fan control should work I think.

There in the 20 amp DC range, and how cool would that "low, medium, and high" look on a PC?

Hmmm, bigger cars like Buicks etc, use a climate control with LED display...there's a temp read out, and auto/manual fan control waiting to happen with the right wiring.

Brad · 03-18-2002, 11:24 PM

who want to steal a car for the climate control?

Heavy_Equipment · 03-19-2002, 07:16 PM

ok...I never guessed Brad as the criminally minded type.

I was thinking wrecker, or parts car type of thing. Too bad, I just scrapped an older Riviera last year. ...not that I'd know how to do the custom wiring.

EMC2 · 03-19-2002, 09:39 PM

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Originally posted by PetDMC
how about one of them slider things

If you're talking about the $7 adjustable power resistors I provided you a link too -

In operation they are just like a regular rheostat, only you slide the middle contact along the body of the resistor to adjust the resistance. Once you have it at the desired resistance you tighten a screw down on the slider for full contact. (one side of the resistor has a flat surface where the sliding center lead makes contact with the windings of the resistor).

As I said, not as easily adjustable as a regular rheostat, but a lot cheaper

Brad · 03-20-2002, 12:29 AM

I never said I was.

how much do they cost I wonder...

03-18-2002, 11:24 PM	#102
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	who want to steal a car for the climate control? __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

03-20-2002, 12:29 AM	#105
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	I never said I was. how much do they cost I wonder... __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

03-18-2002, 10:12 PM	#101
Heavy_Equipment Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Posts: 282	A cars heater fan control should work I think. There in the 20 amp DC range, and how cool would that "low, medium, and high" look on a PC? Hmmm, bigger cars like Buicks etc, use a climate control with LED display...there's a temp read out, and auto/manual fan control waiting to happen with the right wiring.

03-19-2002, 07:16 PM	#103
Heavy_Equipment Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Posts: 282	ok...I never guessed Brad as the criminally minded type. I was thinking wrecker, or parts car type of thing. Too bad, I just scrapped an older Riviera last year. ...not that I'd know how to do the custom wiring.

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